Zosterops meratusensis was described from the Meratus Mountains of southeastern Borneo. The paper suggests that its range may be confined to this mountain area.
The male type specimen collected at Mount Besar had an olive-green head and back and a yellow throat and belly. A thin black line in front of the eye interrupts the white eye-ring.
The male type specimen was collected in disturbed montane rainforest along a road on Mount Besar.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.