This small bird is confined to Biak Island, Indonesia. It has greyish-brown upperparts, a broken whitish eye-ring, and white lores, and uses lowland forest and forest edges.
Its upperparts are greyish brown, with a broken whitish eye-ring and white lores.
It inhabits lowland forest, forest edges, and woodland and eats insects. The account says little detail is available about its diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.