This bird lives in the lowland moist forests of Palau. Males are olive-brown with a darker head and chest; females are duller brown. It uses the forest floor and understory.
The eBird account describes males as olive-brown with a darker hood and chest and a thick dark bill; females are duller brown.
The eBird account places it on the ground and in the understory of primary forest in Palau.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.