A field guide describes a small bird with grey and rufous in its crest. It lives in eastern Himalayan evergreen forest and forages in the canopy and among mossy trunks and branches.
The crest is grey at the front and rufous behind. The guide also notes a grey nape, black cheek stripe, pale rufous underparts and brighter undertail.
In evergreen forest it searches the canopy, mossy trunks and branches, and bushes for food. The guide lists insects in summer and rhododendron flowers and berries in winter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.