It is a fairly large bird, 40 centimetres in length, including a long graduated tail, broad rounded wings and short weak legs.

The head is also pinkish-brown with a pale silver crown and a dark stripe over the eye and across the forehead.

It is fairly common in most mountain ranges in the northern and central parts of Borneo.

It mainly occurs between 300 and 2,800 metres above sea-level, being most common in valleys and foothills at the lower end of that range.

The eggs are greenish-white with brown markings concentrated in a ring at the wider end.