This brown bird has a long tail. A Vietnam photo archive records a white eyebrow and throat and seasonal variation in breast streaking; its broader range and habitat come from a separate species account.
The species account notes a long graduated tail. Vietnam images show a brown bird with a white supercilium, throat, and upper breast, seasonal dark streaks on the breast, and similar plumage between sexes.
It uses scrub, clearings, grassland, and cultivated areas, feeding on insects and larvae. It is usually alone or in pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.