The White-bellied Bush Chat lives on Timor and nearby islands. It uses open habitats with scattered trees, and males and females differ in plumage.
It is about 15–17 cm long. Males are notable for whitish underparts and a relatively longer tail; the sexes differ in plumage.
It is recorded alone or in pairs in tree canopies, among scattered trees, and in savanna from lowlands to about 1,200 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.