It is widespread in eastern Australian forest and woodland. It probes flowers for nectar and searches leaves and branches for insects.
A broad yellow stripe edged in black crosses the face. The upperparts are gray-brown and paler underparts are streaked. Sexes look similar, with males slightly larger.
It uses open forest and woodland, often near water or wetlands. It probes flowers and gleans insects from leaves and branches.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.