EBird describes the bird as "A medium-sized, long-billed bird of primary lowland and foothill forest with a white throat and belly, brown wings and tail, a black mask, a dark crown finely streaked white, and black sides broadly streaked white.

[3] Feeds on a varied diet including insects, fruits and seeds.

Birds collected in breeding condition with enlarged gonads in February to July.

The IUCN Red List has assessed this bird as least-concern species as it is still common throughout its large range.

More studies are recommended to better understand this species, population and conservation status.