This rare white-eye is restricted to montane forest on Sangihe Island. A research paper highlights its pale pink bill and legs as features distinguishing it from related white-eyes.
It has a bright yellow throat and a dark line running from behind the eye toward the cheek. Its bill and legs are a bright pale pink.
At the study forest, small groups moved through the canopy and subcanopy while feeding. One observed bird gleaned insects from the undersides of leaves.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.