Similar to Hooded pitta especially if viewed from the back, but has a pale blue chest and a white throat.

Forages on the ground, fallen logs and boulders, flicking over dead leaves with its bill.

On Bohol, most vocal active in April to June, which serves as the breeding season for a large majority of Philippine birds.

[3] IUCN has assessed this bird as Vulnerable with the population being estimated at 2,500 to 9,999 mature individuals remaining.

Conservation actions proposed are to do fieldwork and exploration to better understand its status and distribution.