A boldly patterned terrestrial brown thrush. Upperparts brown with a particularly rich rufous back and tail, striking white spots on the wings, a fawn-colored throat and chest, and a boldly scaled whitish belly. Inhabits both forest and scrub, where typically observed foraging on the ground alone. Confined to the Tanimbar Islands. Readily identified, as it is the only brown thrush in the islands. Song comprises a sequence of piping and whistled notes. Call is a short “tsit.”