A small kingfisher of a few islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. It uses primary forest and dense secondary forest, often near streams.
At about 14 cm, it has dark-blue upperparts with a light-blue dorsal stripe, pale-orange underparts, a pale-yellow throat, a black bill and a small white patch behind the ear-coverts. Blue speckles mark the crown and wings.
It uses primary and dense secondary forest, often near streams. The referenced account lists its diet as unknown.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.