This bushshrike inhabits dry lowland scrub. Its underparts are whitish and its hindcrown and nape are chestnut; it searches for insects low in bushes and on the ground.
The hindcrown and nape are chestnut, with a white eyebrow. The wings and tail are dark grey, the back pale grey, and the underparts white with a buff wash on the flanks.
It searches for insects on the ground and in the lower layers of dry scrub and thickets. It usually stays low and hidden, but may appear on top of a bush when singing.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.