This flowerpecker is recorded in the mountains of Mindanao in the Philippines. The Mt. Kitanglad survey also records the colors of the eyes, bill, and legs in males.
The Mt. Kitanglad survey table records red irises, black upper and lower mandibles, and dark-gray to black legs in four males. These are soft-part colors recorded for sampled males; the table does not describe their plumage.
The species account records the bird in forested mountain sites above 1,000 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.