This small bird lives from southern China into northern Indochina, in evergreen broadleaf forest, secondary forest, bamboo and scrub. It has a grey head, a blackish crown stripe and a white eye-ring.
It has a grey head with a long blackish stripe along the side of the crown, brown upperparts, buff underparts and a white eye-ring.
It uses evergreen broadleaf forest, secondary forest, bamboo and scrub, and feeds on small insects, seeds and berries. It is often seen in noisy groups or mixed flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.