Some older checklists used Pseudalethe poliophrys; current checklists use Chamaetylas poliophrys. This bird lives in Albertine Rift montane forest, where its reddish throat stands out.
This dark, chunky robin-like bird has a rich brown back and tail, a grey chest, a white belly, a grey eyebrow and a reddish throat.
It inhabits montane forest along the Albertine Rift and is a fairly shy bird of the understory.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.