The male Ashy Tailorbird has slate-gray plumage, a rufous-chestnut face, and a white belly. In Singapore it is seen most often in mangroves, but also in swamp forest and coastal scrub.
The male has slaty-gray plumage, a rufous-chestnut face, and a white belly. The female is duller.
In Singapore it is recorded most often in mangroves, and sometimes in swamp forests and coastal scrub.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.