This bird occurs in montane forest from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo into southwestern Uganda. It searches mainly for caterpillars in the understory and upper branches.
The adult male has dark grey upperparts, throat and breast, sometimes with a greenish-blue gloss, and a white belly. The female is paler grey with a buff vent.
It uses montane and transitional forest at 1,150–1,900 m and forages mainly for caterpillars in the understory and upper branches.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.