It occurs in hill regions of northeast India, Myanmar, and western Yunnan in China, using evergreen, deciduous, pine, and secondary forests.
A slender, long-tailed bird with gray to brownish-gray upperparts, a black cap without a crest, white underparts, and a warm buff-tinged vent.
Outside the breeding season it may occur in small groups. It eats insects, berries, small fruits, and seeds, foraging in the canopy and among trunks. The account gives April to August as the breeding season and describes cup nests placed high in trees or rhododendrons.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.