Medium-sized Mongoose. Length 45 ~ 54 CM, weight 452 ~ 842 G. Head more round, no ear tuft feather, face plate significant, gray-white, with fine dark brown feather dry lines. The ruff is also noticeable. Body feathers are mostly light gray or gray-brown, dark brown stripes, the lower body of the stripes especially extended, and only vertical stripes, no horizontal spots.