This babbler has a long, sharply downcurved bill. It uses bamboo thickets in montane forest and feeds on insects and plant foods.
The long, sharp bill curves strongly downward. It has warm dark-brown upperparts, a grey head, and a white eyebrow.
It uses bamboo thickets in temperate forest and eats insects, berries, and nectar. Small groups may move noisily through the undergrowth.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.