ðə dɹˈæbɚ fˈiːmeɪl hɐz ɐ dˈɑːɹk bɹˈaʊn tə blˈækɪʃ hˈɛd, lˈaɪɾɚ, dˈɑːɹk bɹˈaʊnɪʃ wˈɪŋz ænd bˈæk, dˈʌski lˈaɪt bɹˈaʊn ˌʌndɚpˈɑːɹts wɪð hˈɛvi bˈɑːɹɹɪŋ, ænd ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ tˈeɪl tə ðə mˈeɪl, bˌʌt wɪðˌaʊt ɐ spˈætʃʊlˌeɪt tˈɪp ænd ɐ mˈʌtʃ mˈoːɹ ɹᵻdˈuːst ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv wˈaɪt ɔnðɪ ˌʌpɚ tˈeɪl.
The drabber female has a dark brown to blackish head, lighter, dark brownish wings and back, dusky light brown underparts with heavy barring, and a similar tail to the male, but without a spatulate tip and a much more reduced amount of white on the upper tail.