Males combine dark grey and rufous plumage, while females are grey-brown and streaked; the birds often search for insects high in trees.
The male has dark grey upperparts, a white throat bordered by a black band from face to upper breast, and rufous underparts. Some males also have a black face. The female has dull grey upperparts and buff underparts and throat with dark brown streaks. The tail is long and slightly forked.
It lives in forests, woodlands, and urban areas, usually foraging among foliage high in the canopy rather than on the ground. It mainly eats insects, with occasional leaves, seeds, and fruit. During breeding, males sing to advertise territory; pairs share incubation and care of the young.
The female attaches the cup-shaped nest to a fork in a tree with spider webs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.