This small warbler has a grey head and back with a red wing patch. It searches for small insects in savanna, riparian woodland and thickets.
It is about 13 cm long, with a grey crown, face and upperparts and a red patch on the wing.
It feeds mostly on small insects and is recorded alone, in pairs or family groups, sometimes joining mixed-species groups. The account lists savanna, riparian woodland and thickets as habitat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.