The White-bellied Pitohui has dark brown upperparts and brownish-white underparts, with mottling on the breast in some birds. It lives in the moist lowland forests of New Guinea.
Its upperparts are dark brown, with a rufous tinge on the uppertail coverts. The throat and upper breast are dark brown and mottled, forming a band in some birds.
It feeds on insects and fruit and is usually seen in dense vegetation or vine tangles. It joins mixed-species flocks and is resident.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.