Black-faced Babblers are social. In Namibia, records are concentrated near the Kavango River, in thickets and places with high canopy and long grass; birds forage on the ground and through fallen leaves.
The Namibian species profile lists yellow eyes and dark-brown underwings as distinguishing features from smaller babblers.
It rummages on the ground and through leaf litter for insects, reptiles and fruit. The profile says up to four other group members may help build a bowl nest; females lay 2–3 eggs from October to December.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.