The Mocking Cliff-chat lives in rocky areas from eastern into southern Africa. Males have black upperparts and a chestnut belly; females have dark grey upperparts and deep rufous underparts. It eats insects and fruit.
Males are black above, with a chestnut belly and vent and a white shoulder bar. Females are dark ash-grey above and deep rufous below, with no white markings.
Pairs use rocky ravines, cliffs, gullies, and bushy slopes. They pounce on ground prey from a perch and may glean from leaves and branches. Their food includes insects and fruit, with aloe nectar taken occasionally.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.