This small bird inhabits mid- to high-elevation forest in central and eastern Africa. A Tanzanian regional account notes a dark brown crown, grey outer tail feathers, and white tail tips.
A Tanzanian regional account describes birds with a dark brown crown, grey outer tail feathers, and white tips to the tail.
It inhabits mid- to high-elevation forest. The Tanzania page includes records photographed around the Udzungwa Mountains and Ngorongoro.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.