This bird is endemic to Madagascar and is marked by a blue eye-ring, black upperparts, and a white underside. It searches for food in flocks in the canopy.
Adults have a broad blue eye-ring, glossy black upperparts, and white underparts. The sexes are alike; juveniles lack the blue eye-ring.
It often forages in canopy flocks and may hover-glean from foliage. Its food includes invertebrates, chameleons, and small berries.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.