Dull brownish babbler with a pale eye. Found very locally in areas of thick mixed savanna. Almost always in small groups, which feed by hopping across the ground. Raucous babbling call is frequently given, usually by a whole group in chorus. Similar in shape, size, and overall brown coloration to Arrow-marked Babbler, but easily separated by pale eyes, black lores, and broad and messy markings below. Also easily separated from Hartlaub’s Babbler by the white eye and dark rump.