This small bird has sooty grey plumage and a dark tail. It searches for small invertebrates near the ground in dry woodland and acacia savanna scrub.
The plumage is sooty grey, with very indistinct barring below. The face is greyish-brown, and the dark tail contrasts with the paler grey back.
It lives in dense scrub in dry woodland and acacia savanna, where it forages on or near the ground for invertebrates. It also has a habit of waving its long, dark tail.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.