A large kingfisher recorded in montane forest of New Guinea. It digs for invertebrates on the forest floor with its stout bill.
The male is dark brown above, with a rufous nape and postocular stripe, pale throat, rufous underparts, pale blue rump, and darker blue tail. The female has a brown tail; juveniles have dark scalloping below.
It digs into the ground with its stout bill to find invertebrates, but it is not strictly terrestrial.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.