This glossy black starling has pale wing patches and orange eyes. It lives among dry rocky hills in southern Africa.
Adults are glossy black, with cream-colored patches on the wings and orange eyes. The sexes look alike; juveniles are duller.
It lives on arid rocky hills and cliffs and forms flocks. It searches for insects on the ground or in trees and also feeds on ticks from large mammals.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.