This starling inhabits highland forest in Kenya and Tanzania. Species summaries report records from roughly 1,800–2,600 m and describe fruit gleaning.
Photographs of adult males show a glossy black head and breast, white underparts and a yellow eye.
It uses forest, with compiled summaries reporting an elevation range of about 1,800–2,600 m.
The species summary classifies its diet as omnivorous and fruit-eating, with fruit gleaning reported.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.