This bird walks across dry plains and fields, feeding on insects on the ground. Its rufous crown and black-and-white lines from bill to neck stand out.
Its back and wings are sandy gray-brown, its crown is rufous, and black-and-white lines run from the bill to the neck.
It eats insects and their larvae, including grasshoppers, crickets, and ants. It uses stony plains, ploughed fields, and wasteland with scattered shrubs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.