This honeyeater lives in foothill forests on New Guinea. A white ear patch and yellow gape stand out, and it eats insects, nectar, and some fruit.
Its head and body are grey-olive, with dark lores, a white patch behind the eye, and a yellow gape.
It forages alone or in pairs in foothill forest and secondary growth. Its diet includes insects, nectar, and some fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.