A white-eye recorded in the Philippines. An old museum catalogue describes the color of Luzon specimens, while Philippine Museum field notes describe small groups on Calayan Island.
The British Museum catalogue describes the back and tail as greener than those of a related white-eye, without a conspicuously yellow rump.
Field notes from Calayan Island describe small parties in brush and birds feeding high in trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.