Small, fairly plain, brown-and-orange robin-like bird. The tail is rufous-brown, and a good view will reveal gray markings on the face. Found in the understory and mid-story of montane forest. Shy and inconspicuous. The song is a soft, repeated “brrr” that is easily missed. Extremely similar to Lowland Akalat, but has orange rather than brown flanks, and found at higher elevations. Also similar to White-bellied Robin-Chat, but separated by uniform rather than black-and-orange tail.