An insect-eating bird about 10 cm long, it lives in rainforest and mangroves.
It is about 10 cm long, with brownish olive upperparts, a grayish cheek, and a pale stripe in front of the eye.
It eats insects in rainforest and mangroves.
In lowland forest in the Wanang Conservation Area, New Guinea, enclosed nests with a side entrance have been found.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.