This martin breeds in East Asia and winters mainly in Southeast Asia. It has a white face and underside, an extended white rump and catches small insects in flight.
It has a white face and underparts contrasting with a blue-black crown and upperparts. The white rump extends over the upper tail-coverts and lower back.
It hunts over open ground and forest edges, catching small insects in the air with a slow flap-and-glide flight.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.