The Rubeho Akalat occurs in forest in the Eastern Arc mountains of central Tanzania. Its throat and upper breast are deep orange, and observations describe it feeding on the ground and low branches.
The throat and upper-breast feathers are deep orange-ochre, with a coppery wash on the back.
In shady montane forest it was observed feeding on the ground and low branches, moving in short bursts to take prey.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.