This white-eye occurs on Papua New Guinea's offshore islands. A 2015 study examined populations across the Louisiade and other archipelagos.
The adult photographed on Duchess Island has yellow-green plumage, a white ring around the eye, and a dark bill.
The Oiseaux.net species account describes it in forest and woodland, where it also feeds on fruit and nectar.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.