A starling of African forests and parks. Adults have iridescent blue, green and purple plumage, form small canopy flocks and feed mainly on fruit.
Adults are iridescent blue, green and purple. Females are duller and less contrasting; juveniles have little gloss, a grey belly and brown eyes.
It occurs in lowland forest, secondary growth, gallery forest and parks or gardens with tall trees. Fruit is its main food, and small flocks move in the canopy.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.