It occurs from Bougainville to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. A specialist bird account describes it in moist lowland primary and tall secondary forest, where it feeds mostly on small invertebrates.
The plumage is black and white overall, with a large white patch on the wing.
It occurs in moist lowland primary and tall secondary forest and feeds almost entirely on small invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.