The white crown and black face make this robin-chat easy to recognize. It lives in forests, thickets, and gardens across northern and central Africa, and searches for food near the undergrowth.
It has a white crown and black face, with orange sides to the tail. The back ranges from slate-gray to black across its range.
It uses forest, woodland, thickets, and garden vegetation, foraging on or near the ground and in the undergrowth.
It picks up insects with its narrow, small bill.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.