Southern Flores specimens are described with brown irises, black bills, and bluish-purple legs. A specimen from Tjeréng was collected in primary forest.
Specimens from southern Flores had brown irises, black bills, and bluish-purple legs.
Males were collected at Tjeréng at 850 m on 12 September 1971 and at Biting at 400 m on 21 October 1971. The Tjeréng bird was in primary forest.
Two male specimens from southern Flores had wing lengths of 62 and 64 mm and tail lengths of 42.5 and 44 mm.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.