This minivet ranges from Japan's Ryukyu Islands through Kyushu to western Honshu. Males have a narrow white forehead band that is nearly absent in females.
Males have a narrow white band on the forehead; it is nearly absent in females. The crown and ear-coverts are dark.
A single vagrant record in Hong Kong was observed in woodland at Mount Davis. That record does not represent the species' full native habitat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.