About 29 cm long, it is black, with some individuals showing rufous-brown on the head or body. It is known from limestone karst forest in New Guinea.
It is about 29 cm long and black; some individuals have rufous-brown on the head or body.
In the Fakfak Mountains in 1981, a bird was seen at dusk scurrying up the wall of a deep limestone trench and entering the forest at ground level.
In the Fakfak Mountains it kept to the ground and understorey, perched with its body angled upward, and could fly short distances.
It has a black bill, stout black legs and dark-brown irises.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.