This grasswren is recorded among spinifex on hills and ridgelines in South Australia's Gawler and Flinders Ranges.
It is a small, pale, streaked bird with a darker face. The upperparts are rusty brown with a darker crown, the throat is white, and the underparts are pale buff. Its cocked tail is relatively shorter and its bill thicker than those of the Striated Grasswren.
It occurs on hills and ridgelines with clumps of spinifex in the Gawler and Flinders Ranges.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.