This triller lives in open woodland, including parks in Singapore. Males are black and white, females are gray and white, and it eats insects and small fruits.
The male has a glossy black head and mantle, a white supercilium and wing patch, and white underparts. In the female, the black areas are gray, and the underside has a buff wash and fine scaling.
It uses open woodland, including parks, and is often found in the canopy. It eats insects and small fruits.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.