This babbler occurs in the mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Small groups forage in middle and upper forest layers and may join mixed bird waves.
It is about 18–19 cm long, with a blackish-chestnut cap, pale rufous throat, and pale chestnut wing flash.
Groups of up to about ten forage in the middle and upper forest layers and often join bird waves. The page gives a May–June breeding season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.