It lives in eastern Madagascar's middle- and high-elevation rainforest. It forages along mossy branches in the mid-story and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.
It has a green back, gray head, white throat, and yellowish underparts. eBird distinguishes it from Spectacled Tetraka by its smaller size and brighter underparts.
In the mid-story, it often feeds by creeping along mossy branches like a woodpecker. It also frequently joins flocks with other tetrakas and birds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.