This white-eye is recorded in New Guinea, in forest and cultivated areas at about 1,200–2,100 m. This entry is limited to New Guinea Island records.
The male is dark yellow-green, with a black forehead and crown and a narrow white eye-ring. The female is duller and less yellow.
The account describes noisy, fast-moving flocks and a diet of insects and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.