This chat occurs in rocky parts of the Ethiopian Highlands. Both sexes have a large white patch in the middle of the wing; males have a black hood and a red-orange belly.
Both sexes have dark upperparts and a large white patch in the middle of the wing. The male has a black hood and red-orange belly. The female is mostly dark, with fine barring on the belly.
It lives in rocky highlands at about 1,250–3,140 m. Its song is a series of low whistles and buzzy notes in short phrases.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.