This forest bird is endemic to Hawaiʻi Island. Adults are dark brown above and white below, and the throat differs between males and females. It searches foliage for small arthropods and also catches prey in flight.
Adults are dark brown above and white below, with individual variation in brown streaking underneath. Adult males have a black throat; females have a white throat.
It inhabits wet and mesic upland forests and other forest types, searching branches and leaves for small arthropods. It may sally out to catch prey or glean from foliage.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.