The Usambara Thrush occurs in the Usambara and North Pare Mountains of northeastern Tanzania. Its reported habitat includes forest with a closed canopy, a more open lower layer, and many tall shrubs.
It has an olive-grey head, a white belly, and reddish flanks.
It is reported from primary and slightly disturbed forest with closed canopy, open understory, and high shrub density.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.