This tiny bird occurs only in the mountains of western and central Java. It feeds on insects and moves actively through the lower forest in small flocks.
About 8.5 cm long, with a gray-brown head and long tail, gray upperparts with a brown tinge, and pale pinkish-buff underparts. The sexes are similar.
It eats insects and actively moves through lower forest levels in small flocks. The profile describes moist montane forest, usually above 1,000 m but sometimes lower.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.