A uniformly gray turaco with a tall crest and long tail, it often perches in small groups in trees and bushes. It occurs in open woodland and scrub in southern Africa.
It is uniformly gray, with a long tail and a tall crest. In flight, its tail bobs up and down.
Small groups perch conspicuously in trees and bushes and use open woodland and scrub. The southern African account also describes links with fruiting trees and surface water.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.