This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German banker and amateur ornithologist Herman Schalow.

It occurs very locally in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, where it frequents riparian habitats of the Zambezi and Cuando Rivers.

[citation needed] Schalows consume mainly fruit and other plant matter, while eating a more insect-based diet as chicks.

Solitary monogamous pairs will nest and care for their offspring; sharing incubation duties that last for 20 to 22 days.

Their clutch generally only consists of two eggs, laid in a platform nest built high in the forest canopy.