Oiseaux.net lists two subspecies on Grand Comoro and Moheli in the Comoros. The species is about 11 cm long and also uses moist lowland forest, shrubland and rural gardens.
The species account gives a length of about 11 cm. The cited text does not provide a plumage description, so no color pattern is inferred here.
The page lists moist lowland forest, moist shrubland and rural gardens as habitat. The record includes natural cover and gardens in settled areas.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.