[2] The sexes are similar in appearance in the dark-eared myza but males are heavier than females and have longer heads, bills, wings and tail.

The bill is dark-coloured, long and curved downwards, and there is a bare yellowish patch of skin surrounding the dark eye.

[6] The dark-eared myza is common in the mountainous regions in Sulawesi which it inhabits and is estimated to have a total range of 42,100 square kilometres (16,300 sq mi).

This means that it is considered by the IUCN to be of "least concern" as its range and population size exceed the threshold criteria for being listed in a more vulnerable category.

[7] One of the places where this bird can be seen is the Gunung Ambang Nature Reserve on Sulawesi.