The species account separates two subspecies, and Kenya is one part of its range. It lives low in dense lowland-forest undergrowth and eats insects and other small invertebrates.
The face, crown, and upperparts are dark slate gray, with a black breastband.
It lives low in dense undergrowth in lowland forest and feeds on insects and other invertebrates, including caterpillars, grasshoppers, and mantids.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.