The adult male is a thrush with a chestnut back and striking black-and-white markings on the face and breast. On Buton Island it searches for food in shaded lower forest and on the ground.
The adult male has a chestnut head and back, black wings with white bars, and a black throat and breast. Below the breast, the white belly is crossed by black bars; females have a paler cap and back.
On Buton it uses forest and forest edges, usually alone or in pairs. It moves through shade on the ground or low branches while searching for beetles, other insects, and small invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.