The Grey-crowned Babbler has a broad grey brow and rufous marks on the breast and wings. It forages in small groups, turning over leaves and stones with its bill.
A broad grey brow frames the face above a white throat and chest, with rufous coloring on the breast and belly and a rufous wing patch visible in flight. The northern rubeculus form has a darker back and a redder breast.
It searches on the ground, in low scrub, and in small trees, turning over leaves, stones, and bark with its bill. Groups may include 2 to 16 birds. It uses open woodland and native forest, including eucalyptus woodland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.