[1] The specific name modiglianii honors Elio Modigliani, an Italian anthropologist and zoologist who collected the holotype in 1891.

[4] Morphological evidence suggests that it can hybridize with Huia sumatrana, but this needs confirmation using genetic data.

[2] Wijayarana modiglianii occurs in tropical lowland and montane forests in association with fast-moving streams at elevations of 400–1,370 m (1,310–4,490 ft) above sea level.

[1] Although this species can be locally common, it is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and creation of plantations, as well as siltation and pollution of streams caused by deforestation and agriculture.

It is present in the Kerinci Seblat and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Parks as well as in the Batang Toru Protection Forest.