This oriole ranges through western and central Africa and into parts of eastern Africa, including Uganda and Kenya. It feeds mostly on invertebrates, especially caterpillars.
The head, neck, and upper breast are glossy black. The hindneck and underparts are yellow, the upperparts greenish yellow, and the iris red; the bill is reddish brown.
It uses primary and mature secondary forest, edges and clearings, gallery forest, and savanna woodland. It eats mostly invertebrates, especially caterpillars, along with spiders, beetles, seeds, and soft fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.