The back, scapulars and the median and greater coverts are also rufous-brown, but are slightly paler.

The flight feathers are dark brown, with rufous or rufous-brown edges, and the underwing coverts are pale buffish-brown.

[3] The rufous-tailed palm thrush is shy, usually found in pairs or small groups.

[3] Its song, usually given at dawn or dusk,[4] is a series of loud and melodious whistles, mixed with babbling and chattering.

It forages on the ground, mainly feeding on adults and larvae of beetles, spiders, and fruits.

The nest is built at the base of a palm leaf, in a crevice in a tree trunk, and sometimes in other positions.

It is a deep, thick cup, made of mud and lined with grass and plant fibres.