The Chestnut-winged Starling has dark plumage with purple, green, and blue iridescence and chestnut patches on its wings.
Its plumage looks dark but shines purple, green, and blue in good light. The male has green on the nape and purple on the back, and both sexes show chestnut patches on the wings.
It lives in family groups or flocks of up to about ten and forages high in trees for fruit. It also takes nectar and insects.
The bill is long, with a well-developed hook at the tip of the upper mandible.
Adults have dark red eyes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.