This small batis lives in open savannah woodland in West Africa. Males and females have different head and breast markings.
It is about 11 cm long with a rather long tail. Males have a gray head, white eyebrow, black facial markings, and a narrow black breast band; females have a buff eyebrow and rufous band.
It lives in open savannah woodland, especially where Acacia grows. The account describes one or two whistles followed by a weak buzzing sound.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.