This forest-floor bird occurs in separated parts of western and eastern Africa. Its reddish-brown back and pale cheek stripe are useful marks.
The crown is rufous-brown with faint mottling, and the upperparts and tail are rufous-brown. Whitish streaks mark the cheek; the breast is pale with a warm peach-buff band, and the sides are brown. The upper bill is blackish and the lower mandible is yellow.
Alone or in pairs, it searches leaf litter on the forest floor for ants, spiders, and other small invertebrates. It may also join mixed-species bird waves.
One described nest was a moss-lined cup in a tree fork about two metres above the ground; it held two nestlings.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.