A sickle-shaped outer wing tip and a dark triangle at the end of the tail help identify this chat. It searches the ground for invertebrates and also eats fruit.
Adults have a light grey-brown back and paler underparts. The wings are dark brown and buff, with a sickle-shaped outer primary, and the tail has a dark triangle at its end. Juveniles have pale spots above and darker scaling on the buff belly. Adults have a pinkish-brown rump and tail; the bill, legs and feet are black, and the eyes are dark brown.
It is usually solitary or in pairs. Birds drop from low perches or hop on the ground to take mainly invertebrates; they also eat fruit.
The nest is placed on the ground beside a grass tuft, shrub, or stone. The source reports clutches of two to four eggs in summer, from August to March.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.