A National Park of American Samoa guide records this bird on Tutuila, American Samoa, but not on the Manuʻa Islands. Adult males have red bodies with black wings and tails; females are grayish with a red rump. The guide describes it visiting flowers for nectar.
Adult males have red bodies and black wings and tails. Females are grayish, with red on the rump.
It frequently visits flowers and feeds on nectar. The guide also records it in village gardens and in the upper parts of forests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.