It is native to montane forest on Saint Vincent. It uses dense understory and gleans small invertebrates.
A historical adult-male description reproduced in 1886 records sooty-black plumage with white markings around the eye, throat, chest, and belly. A broad black band crosses the chest, and outer tail feathers have white tips.
It uses montane forest, palm brakes, and elfin forest scrub. It gleans small arboreal invertebrates and is described as sedentary.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.