This small white-eye occurs on Madagascar and nearby islands in the western Indian Ocean. It searches for insects beneath tree crowns and in shrubs, and also takes nectar.
It is about 11–12 cm long. The labelled photograph shows a white eye ring, dark bill, yellowish olive back, and grayish wings.
It feeds below tree crowns, in shrubs in secondary growth, and near treetops. It probes bark crevices and gleans insects from leaves, and also takes nectar, insects, caterpillars, spiders, fruit, and berries.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.