It occurs on the Santa Cruz Islands and in Vanuatu. The dark-brown head, tawny rump, and chestnut wing patch are useful marks. The species is poorly known, but its reported diet includes fruit and insects.
The head is dark brown and the back is brown with a greenish gloss. The rump is tawny, and the wing has a chestnut patch.
It uses forest, montane forest, secondary growth, and wooded gardens, feeding on fruit and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.