This corvid has a long graduated tail and a stout, curved bill. Its black plumage has a blue-purple sheen, and its eyes are purple.
Adults have black plumage with a blue or purple sheen, a very long graduated tail, and a stout, strongly arched bill. The iris is violet or purple with a reddish-brown outer rim. The sexes look alike; juveniles have a pinkish bill and brown eyes.
It uses tree savanna, woodland patches, farmland, pasture, and nearby towns and villages. It forages mainly on the ground in noisy groups, eating insects, invertebrates, carrion, and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.