Violet-blue extends from the forehead over the crown and onto the back of this swallow. It occurs near water in grasslands and savanna in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
The forehead, crown, nape, and upper back are violet-blue, while the wings and tail are dark.
It catches flying insects, including flies and beetles, in the air. It flies over seasonally flooded grassland and savanna.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.