This black bird inhabits Cuba and nearby islands and has white on the shoulders and outer flight feathers. Males have a blue-violet gloss, while females are duller black.
Adults are black, with white on the shoulders and outer flight feathers. Males have a blue-violet gloss, whereas females are duller black.
It is widespread in woodlands and scrub on Cuba and nearby islands.
Immatures resemble females, but have brownish wing and tail feathers and a smaller, less contrasting white wing patch.
Adults have a black bill.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.