This island endemic survives on Moho Tani in the Marquesas. It hunts insects, spiders, and small lizards in forest habitat.
Adult males are entirely black. Females are mostly white with a black head and front of the wings; young birds are orange-brown.
It eats insects, spiders, and small lizards and nests in large trees. Breeding is reported throughout the year, usually with one chick per nest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.