This small bird has a gray head and shoulders, a black eyebrow, rufescent back, and pale underparts. It searches for insects in evergreen and secondary forest, sometimes joining mixed flocks.
The crown and mantle are gray, the head has a brown cast, a black line runs above the eye, the upperparts are rufescent, and the underparts are whitish.
It feeds on insects in broadleaf evergreen, semi-evergreen, and secondary forest. Pairs and small groups may join mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.