A small white-eye found in Fijian forest, forest edges, shrubland and farmland. It is also recorded in mountains above 750 m.
About 10–11 cm long. A 1904 observation around Suva described a pale-brown iris, a dark-brown bill with a blue base to the lower mandible, and lead-blue feet.
It gleans small invertebrates in trees. Small groups were reported in gardens around Suva in 1904.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.