This monarch occurs on islands in the southern Solomon Islands. It catches insects in forest and is seen alone or in pairs.
The head, throat, and upper breast are bluish black, bordered by a broad white collar that wraps around the sides and back.
It uses primary forest and tall secondary forest to at least about 800 m, takes insects, and occurs alone, in pairs, or in mixed flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.