The Hides Ridge field guide places the Ochre-breasted Catbird in lowland forest in southern New Guinea and describes foraging in lower layers and sometimes on the ground. Within its study area, it lists the bird only at Arakubi.
The guide describes a green back, wings and tail, a dark olive crown, white cheek and throat, buff underparts with black spots, a red eye and a heavy pale bill.
It uses southern New Guinea lowland forest, forages in lower layers and sometimes on the ground. The Hides Ridge guide records it at Arakubi within its study area.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.