Looks dark with some white as it sits in a pine tree. White patch on the wings and the rump is white. Bill is heavy and black. The blue on the wing can be seen only when very close or through binoculars. Hops from branch to brach with agility.
Flight is a deep slow flapping and the bird usually screams as it goes.
Pine forests at high altitudes of the Troodos range. May. Nest a light construction of twigs, lined with grass. In a pine. Eggs mottled green 3-6. Relatively large head, a thigk neck and short tail giving it a stocky appearance.