A small bird of forests from the Himalayas into northern Southeast Asia. The male has a dark head and back with a yellow belly, and the species moves with elevation.
The male is slaty black above, with a white band down the centre of the throat and breast and bright yellow belly and undertail. The female is olive-brown above and yellow below.
It inhabits forest and is classified as an altitudinal migrant. Detailed diet and breeding behavior are not included because the accessed sources did not establish them.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.