Endemic to Tasmania and the Bass Strait Islands, this honeyeater has a white crescent across the back of its black head and olive-gray upperparts. It moves up and down tree trunks, using its strong bill to pull bark away while searching for insects.
It has a large, nearly straight black bill, a white crescent across the back of its black head, and olive-gray to green upperparts.
It climbs tree trunks vertically and uses its strong bill to strip bark for insects. The museum also lists mature wet forests, cool temperate rainforest, and other woods with mature trees as habitat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.