This honeyeater occurs on Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands. It uses forest, scrub, and towns. In a study of one nest, both adults fed the young.
It is green overall with a yellow throat. This color description comes from a regional Tasmanian bird account.
It occurs in forests, scrub, and towns and is classed as omnivorous. A Tasmanian study watching one nest found both parents fed the nestlings: the female delivered more than half the meals and the male at least about a third; both also fed the fledglings.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.