An African starling with glossy green and blue plumage and a bronze-glossed purple tail. It eats insects and fruit.
The head and back shine green to blue-green, and the tail is purple with a bronze gloss. The sexes look alike; juveniles are blackish.
It uses open woodland, cultivated ground, and areas near settlements. It searches mainly on the ground for insects and fruit; pairs are seen during breeding and flocks at other times.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.