The Clicking Shieldbill lives in lowland New Guinea forest and also uses clearings and gardens. It waits on a perch before sallying after flying insects.
At 18–19 cm, it is a stout bird with glossy bluish-black plumage, white patches on the head side and mantle, and a red rump and lowerparts.
It feeds mainly on flying insects such as dragonflies, waiting on a perch before sallying after prey. The account describes it as sedentary.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.