The adult male has red cheeks and throat and a blue-black breast band. Pairs and flocks visit fruiting trees in New Guinea.
The adult male has a yellow-green forehead and crown, red cheeks and throat, a blue-black breast band, and red central underparts. The female has a wider blue breast band and yellow-green lower underparts.
It is usually seen in pairs or noisy groups, and large flocks may gather in fruiting trees. It eats figs and other fruits and nectar, and may hang upside down to reach food.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.