The male has conspicuous white patches on the forehead and wings in spring. It breeds in mountain forests from Morocco to Tunisia; much of its winter range is unknown.
In spring, the male has white patches on the forehead and wings. The female lacks the forehead patch and has less white on the wings.
Observations in Tunisia describe birds making short flights from a perch to catch insects and also picking prey from the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.