This cuckoo-shrike inhabits humid lowland forest in parts of West-Central Africa. The male’s orange cheek wattle stands out against a dark, glossy head and yellow-orange body.
At about 19 cm, the male has a black head with blue gloss, an orange-yellow cheek wattle, yellow-to-orange body plumage and olive-toned wings. The female’s wattle is much smaller.
The recorded natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.