This warbler is restricted to the highlands of western Taliabu Island, Indonesia. Field observations in 2012 described a brown bird with a clear white eyebrow.
The bird seen in the 2012 field report was brown with a well-developed white supercilium.
An individual observed in 2012 crept along the ground or low mossy branches and paused to sing.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.