This black-and-white shrike has a long tail; males have a black band extending from the lores to the ear coverts.
It is about 20–21 cm long, with black-and-white plumage and a long, graduated tail. Males have a black mask from the lores to the ear coverts.
Its diet is mainly insects, including beetles, bugs, winged termites, and ants.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.