This waterside bird has a black head and back and a long tail with white tips. A Peru-focused species account describes pairs and family groups defending territories along lowland Amazon lakes and rivers.
The head and back are black. Its long, graduated tail has white tips, and its eyes are pale yellow.
Along lowland Amazon lakes and rivers, it uses grassy edges and mixed grass-and-shrub cover. Pairs and family groups defend territories there.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.