It is threatened by forest clearing, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a vulnerable species.

[3] The specific name of this bird commemorates the British zoologist John Randal Baker,[4] who discovered the species.

The breast is dark purplish-maroon with a slight gloss, and the belly is deep chestnut.

A frugivore, it eats fruits of trees, shrubs and vines, and it moves within islands to search for food.

The IUCN has assessed it as a vulnerable species because of its small, fragmented population that is probably in decline.