medium in size; 41-48 cm TL. Head and neck:
Head greyish brown; forehead and eyebrow white; crown and nape dark brown; face with black malar stripe bordering white throat with broad, blackish mesial line; eye and cere yellow.
Body:
Above dark brown with rufous edges; Long slender wings; breast and abdomen white with dark reddish brown bars; undertail covert white.
Limbs and tail: Thigh feather white with broad brown bars; legs and feet yellow; tail brown with 3 to 4 dark brown bands; tail tip square