It occurs in eastern New Guinea and nearby areas. A field report described its slight build, slender bill, and crescent-shaped ear patch in two birds observed in Papua New Guinea.
A 2015 Papua New Guinea field report described two birds at Varirata as slight, with slender bills and crescent-shaped ear patches.
It uses woodland, rainforest, and forest edges, and eats fruit, nectar, and insects. At Varirata, two birds were reported along the edge of the picnic site.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.