The Obi Golden Bulbul is restricted to Obi Island, Indonesia. Its eBird species account describes pairs and small groups using forest, forest edges, scrubland, and plantations.
It has olive-green upperparts, yellow underparts, yellow cheeks, and a yellowish patch beside the bill that makes the dark eye stand out.
Pairs and small groups inhabit forest, forest edges, scrubland, and plantations.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.