Its streaked grey-brown plumage blends into the ground; it feeds on plant material and small animals in grassland and fields.
The upperparts are grey, sandy, or olive-toned and streaked. It can raise an elongated crown, has a white throat, grey breast, and pale buff belly.
It uses semiarid grassland, wheat fields, and roadsides. Its mixed diet includes plant material and small animals, especially invertebrates.
The bill is horn-coloured, and the legs range from yellow to brownish.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.