In breeding plumage, an adult male has a black facial mask, a white throat, and pale ochre upperparts. It searches for insects in dry open country and visits Europe in summer.
In breeding plumage, an adult male has a black mask extending over the face, a white throat, and pale ochre upperparts.
It lives in dry, open stony or sandy places with bushes or scattered trees. From a perch, it spots insects and catches them on the ground or sometimes in the air.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.