This thrush occurs on Tanna and Erromango in southern Vanuatu and was formerly recorded on Lifou in New Caledonia. It is probably extirpated from Lifou.
The body is blackish, while the head is whitish to creamy or pale gray.
It occurs in hill forest on Tanna and Erromango in southern Vanuatu. The former Lifou population in New Caledonia is probably extirpated.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.