This whistler is found on Samoan islands. Males have yellow underparts, while females are paler above with a gray throat.
Males have a dark crown and ear-coverts, dark wings and tail, and yellow underparts. The forehead is yellow, while the throat may be yellow or white. Females have a paler forehead and upperparts and a pale gray throat.
It lives in moist lowland and montane forest and feeds on insects. It is most numerous in lowland forest. In forest observations in Samoa, calls were heard throughout the day and were especially frequent in the early morning and evening.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.