This is a large honeyeater recorded in forests on Taveuni, Fiji. Field notes from 1970 describe visits to wild banana flowers and pandanus, as well as pairs feeding one another.
It is a large honeyeater with a long, curved bill.
On Taveuni, an individual was recorded visiting a wild banana flower at about 460 m elevation.
Three pairs were observed feeding in pandanus; courtship-feeding was recorded in two pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.