Males are marked with irregular black and white undulating lines with gray-white, wavy-up parts on the side of the breast feathers. The crest, chest and belly are black, long tail with white central feathers. The females are brown with the dark brown cristra, chest and abdomen with white V-shaped stripes that are bordered with black, both gender have legs between brown and gray.

Found mostly from southern Myanmar to the north-west of Thailand.