This honeyeater inhabits forests and forest edges on New Guinea. It is olive-brown, with a dusky gray forecrown and yellow marks around the eye; species accounts also report fruit and nectar in its diet.
The upperparts are olive-brown, with a dusky gray forecrown. Yellow marks occur near the lores and behind the eye, and the gape is whitish.
The species account lists fruit and nectar in its diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.