This bird occurs in parts of northeastern India and nearby countries. The 2023 eBird taxonomy update distinguishes it from the Silver-breasted Broadbill by its gray lores and rounded wing tips with only tiny white tips.
The 2023 eBird taxonomy update contrasts its gray lores and rounded wing feathers with the orangeish lores and flatter, more white-tipped feathers of Silver-breasted Broadbill.
A photograph from Manas National Park in India is tagged as forest habitat. This is the setting of one gallery record, not a complete habitat account for the species.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.