A survey in Mdando Forest in southern Tanzania found the species fairly often in forest at 1,750–2,200 m and recorded pairs or small family groups.
The adult has an olive-yellow throat.
In the Mdando Forest survey, the species was fairly common in forest at 1,750–2,200 m and was seen in pairs or small family groups. A nest in a grass tuft was a single record.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.