This small flowerpecker occurs on the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. It uses lowland forest, mangroves, and plantations, feeding on small fruits and invertebrates.
About 10 cm long, the nominate adult has olive-brown upperparts and greyish-brown underparts with faint darker streaks. The throat, central belly, and undertail-coverts are whitish; the iris is pale yellow to orange, and the bill and legs are grey.
It uses lowland secondary dipterocarp forest, kerangas, mangroves, and plantations near sea level. The guide says it feeds on small fruits and invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.