This triller is endemic to the North Moluccas. It feeds on insects in lowland and mangrove forest.
The male has blue-black and white markings, with rufous from the throat to the belly. The female is slate-grey overall.
It occurs from near sea level to about 450 m in lowland and mangrove forest, feeding on insects in the middle and upper canopy.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.