This slim grey-and-white kite has a long, deeply forked tail. It is a daytime bird of the dry Sahel, where it feeds mainly on invertebrates in semi-desert and sparsely grassed plains.
Adults have pale grey upperparts, white underparts and forehead, a dark patch around the eye and red eyes. The tail is deeply forked.
It is diurnal and inhabits semi-desert and open plains with sparse grass. Available species data classify its diet as mainly invertebrate.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.