This honeyeater is found only on Guadalcanal. Yellow throat plumes stand out against its gray body, and it feeds in montane moss forest.
The upperparts are slate gray, and bright yellow plumes fan out from the sides of the throat. Dark gray streaks mark the breast and lower throat.
It lives in montane forest, especially high moss forest, and forages alone or in pairs in the canopy for insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.