A small bird distributed on Mindanao in the Philippines. It has fine white streaks on a brown body and is described moving through forest in mixed flocks.
The back and breast are rusty brown, the face blackish, and fine white streaks mark the head, back, and breast. It has a whitish belly, pale yellow eye, and thin dark bill.
In lowland and foothill forest and wooded areas on Mindanao, it joins mixed-species flocks to forage and sometimes hangs upside down while feeding.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.