This babbler occurs on Sumatra. Its species profile classifies it as a forest-dwelling, ground-living invertebrate feeder; a western Sumatra field report also documents records at forest edges and near cultivated land.
The adult is about 15 cm long. A field report described a brown upper body, a slightly reddish-brown tail and olive crown feathers edged in black. It reported a gray upper bill, lighter pink lower bill and pink legs.
Oiseaux.net classifies it as a forest-dwelling, diurnal, terrestrial invertebrate feeder. A western Sumatra field report recorded birds at rainforest edges around village gardens and in scrub near rice fields.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.