A striking blue bird of open habitats in India. It scans for insects from exposed branches or power lines.
The breast is brown, while the crown and tail are blue; the wings have bands of different shades of blue. The throat is pale lilac with white streaks.
It occurs in farmland, grassland, and open woodland, perching on wires and branches to find beetles, grasshoppers, and crickets.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.