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.

Sometimes joins mixed-species flocks, where it often investigates under bark with its long bill.

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.