The Wattled Ploughbill is a small bird of New Guinea's mountain forests. Males have pink wattles on both sides of the throat, while females lack them.
Males have rounded pink wattles on both sides of the throat; females lack them. The male's bill is flattened from side to side and hooked at the tip.
In moist montane cloud forest and bamboo thickets, it searches trunks and branches for insects and other small prey. It may strip bark or forage while hanging upside down.
The adult male has dark reddish-brown eyes and grey legs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.