This species occurs on Príncipe, where it joins mixed flocks in forests and plantations. Its pale head and underside help distinguish it from the darker Príncipe White-eye.
It is a bulky, mostly pale white-eye with a whitish head and belly and gray-brown wings and tail.
Small to large groups join mixed-species flocks in forest and plantations. The account describes a high-pitched chitter and a repeated song.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.