This very small cisticola occurs in dry scrub and grassland in East Africa. It is about 9–10 cm long and feeds on small invertebrates near the ground.
Oiseaux.net lists a length of about 9–10 cm and a weight of about 5 g. The reviewed pages do not give a detailed plumage description, so size is the appearance feature used here.
Oiseaux.net compiles data describing a resident, ground-level invertebrate eater of dry savanna, thorn scrub, and grassland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.