The male has maroon and iridescent blue-green plumage, while the female is olive above. The species lives on Sangihe Island.
The male has maroon sides to the head and collar, with an iridescent blue-green forehead and crown. The female is olive above; both sexes have bright yellow underparts.
It inhabits lowland and lower-hill forest, shrubland, and plantations, usually alone or in pairs. It sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.