This small flocking bird occurs from Indochina into southern China. It is rufous-brown with a short grey crest and white underparts; chestnut ear-coverts have white streaks. Flocks forage in mature closed-canopy forest while calling to one another.
It measures about 14–15 cm. The bird is rufous-brown with a short grey crest and white underparts; chestnut ear-coverts are streaked white, and the tail has broad white tips.
It uses mature closed-canopy forest. Flocks call while foraging and in flight. In Hong Kong it is recorded as a winter visitor.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.