This small bird lives in the highland forests of New Guinea. It has a black body, a red face, a narrow bill, and a short tail.
About 14 cm long, it is mostly black with red facial skin, a dagger-shaped bill, and a short tail.
It lives in dense highland rainforest and eats insects, spiders, and caterpillars. The account also describes an open cup nest in a branch fork, with the female incubating two to three eggs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.