A large gray-brown oriole with a faint dark facial mask. It occurs in lowland and foothill forest, forest edge, mangroves, and woodland on Buru Island.
It has a thick, straight bill and paler underparts than its upperparts. Juveniles have rufous-edged wings.
It is seen alone or in pairs in lowland and foothill forest, forest edges, mangroves, and woodland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.