The nominate form has a white eyebrow, blue sheen on the wings, and orange underparts. It searches for food in dense forest undergrowth, and the account describes separate western and central/eastern ranges.
The nominate form has a black head with a long white eyebrow, an olive-brown back, blue sheen on the small and medium wing coverts, and orange underparts. Adult males and females look alike.
It lives in dense undergrowth of primary and secondary forest, searching on or near the ground for mainly invertebrate food. The account describes it as shy and resident.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.