This white-eye occurs on Seram in Indonesia. It searches montane tree-fern forest for insects and fruit.
The head and neck are grey, while the crown and ear-coverts are brown. The species account gives a length of about 14 cm.
It uses montane tree-fern forest and eats insects, larvae, berries, and fruits. It is seen alone or in pairs and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.