A 1990 survey at Mt Tchabal Mbabo recorded the White-crowned Cliff Chat in savanna as seen once or rarely. A separate 1979 comparison describes a white or pale crown patch on adult males that reaches nearly to the bill base.
A 1979 comparison of adult male plumage records a white or pale crown patch, with the white extending nearly to the base of the bill.
In the 1990 survey table for Mt Tchabal Mbabo, the species was recorded in savanna and coded as seen once or rarely. This is evidence from one Cameroonian mountain site, not a full habitat account.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.