This small forest bird has a long black bill. It searches leaves for small invertebrates in the mountains of eastern Tanzania.
It is about 10 cm long, with a gray body and paler underparts. Some individuals may show warm brown on the head. Its very long, slender black bill and long raised tail stand out.
It searches leaves for invertebrates in montane evergreen forest edges and canopy gaps. It forages alone or in mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.