This starling lives in wooded savanna and dry open thornveld in East Africa. It forages on the ground for insects and berries, in pairs or small flocks.
Adults have ash-gray upperparts with a paler head and bronzy green sheen on the wings and tail. A black line runs from the lores along the moustachial area; the eye and underparts are pale.
It uses wooded savanna and dry, open thornveld. It forages on the ground in pairs or small flocks, feeding mainly on insects and also on berries.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.