This all-black bushshrike inhabits montane forest in southwestern Cameroon, adjacent Nigeria, and Bioko Island. It skulks in undergrowth and thickets and usually calls in duets.
Its plumage is entirely black.
It uses montane forest, forest edges, and clearings, keeping to undergrowth and thickets. Calls are usually given in duet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.