It occurs in forests on Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands. The male is dark slate-blue, with a darker head and black face, throat, and upper breast.
The male is dark slate-blue overall, darker on the head; the face, throat, and upper breast are black.
It uses primary and tall secondary forest from lowlands to montane areas, feeds almost entirely on insects, and forages in pairs, small groups, or mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.