[2] Like many of the vangas, this species is sexually dimorphic; the male is the more colorful of the two.

He has a pale gray crown, nape and mantle, with white on the ear coverts and forehead.

Other than a black bib, which extends from the beak partway down the breast and up the sides of his neck, his underparts are principally whitish, tinged with pink on the breast and flanks.

His beak is black, his irides are yellow, and his legs and feet are pinkish-gray.

[3] The species has been rated as Vulnerable by the IUCN, based on its low population numbers and very small range.