On Panay and Negros, this small hornbill stands out by the blue bare skin around the eye and its pale tail with a black tip.
The bill has a black band, and the pale tail ends in black. Blue bare skin surrounds the eye and chin. The male has a pale face with a black cheek, while the female is mostly black.
Its native range includes lowland and foothill forest on Panay and Negros in the Philippines.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.