The White-vented Shama inhabits forests around Palawan. Adults are glossy black, with white feathers on the outer tail and undertail.
Adults are glossy black, with a white undertail and several white outer tail feathers. Juveniles are browner, with spotting from the head to the breast.
It occurs in lowland forest, scrub at forest edges and secondary growth, and is described as sedentary.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.