In the population studied on the southern slope of Mt. Dayman in Papua New Guinea, birds foraged for insects and small fruits in the forest understory.
Specimens collected on the southern slope had black bills and legs and dark-brown irises. The studied subspecies had grayish-brown axillaries and undertail coverts, without a white basal quarter on the tail.
At 1,400–1,600 m, birds foraged singly or in pairs in the understory for insects and small fruits. The account also records climbing on vines and epiphytes and taking food while hovering.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.