Adults have orange-brown underparts and a blue back. In southwestern Bangladesh's mangroves, the bird watches waterways from low perches and dives for prey.
Adults have orange-brown head, neck, throat, breast, belly, and undertail, with a blue back and rump. The wings are dark brown, and the eye skin and legs are reddish. The article says the sexes look alike.
The Bangladesh Red List account describes it as solitary in tidal creeks and mangrove rivers. It watches the water from a low perch and dives for small fish; it also eats aquatic insects and crustaceans.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.