A small honeyguide of forest and forest edge. Its olive wings stand out, and it calls from regular song posts.
It is olive-green, with the color brightest on the wings.
It occurs in lowland forest and forest edge. Oiseaux.net describes it feeding on invertebrates on the ground by day.
It has been recorded giving notes and then snapping its bill from habitual song posts.
The belly is pale and slightly streaked; the outer white tail feathers have dark tips.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.