A small babbler of the eastern Himalaya and nearby mountains. It moves through bamboo and ferns in the forest understory while looking for small invertebrates.
About 10 cm long, with a rufous-brown back and tail, spotted black crown, white throat and breast, barred wings and tail, and rufous flanks. The account describes a plain male throat and rufous streaks on the female throat.
It lives in dense bamboo, fern and shrub growth in moist montane forest. It walks near the ground and climbs mossy trunks and stems while searching for small invertebrates; it is seen alone or in small groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.