This starling has a glossy dark body and reddish wings. It ranges from Ethiopia to South Africa and feeds on fruit, insects, and nectar.
Its body is glossy blue-black, with reddish-orange flight feathers. The male has a black head and the female a grey head. The wing color is narrow when perched and more obvious in flight.
It eats fruit, insects and other arthropods, and nectar. It forages on the ground or in trees, alone, in pairs, or in small groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.