This dark gray bird lives in highland forest and sometimes moves through the upper forest with mixed-species flocks.
It is about 26–27 cm long, with a stocky build, dark gray plumage, and a darker face.
It moves through the upper forest and may join mixed-species flocks. It takes small animals, gleaning invertebrates from trees.
It eats insects and also fruit.
Females have a smaller black face mask than males and grey-and-white barring on the underwing-coverts.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.