This wren-babbler is endemic to Borneo’s lowland forests. It has an olive-brown head, chestnut upperparts and dark underparts with broad white streaks, and searches on the ground for small insects.
The crown is olive-brown with faint dark scaling, the upperparts are chestnut, and the tail is blackish chestnut. The throat is whitish and the dark underparts have broad white streaks. Juveniles are less rufous above than adults.
It occurs in evergreen broadleaf and peat-swamp forest, feeding on small insects. The account says it is usually seen in pairs or family groups and spends much of its time on the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.