[2] The São Tomé fiscal has a pale yellow chin, breast, belly, flanks vent and under tail.

This type of habitat is decreasing as forests are cut to create coffee and cocoa plantations, and the building of new hydropower plants are another possible threat, even though it is a protected area (Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé).

[1][3] According to 2020 estimations, there are 50-249 mature individuals in the wild, it is considered to be a critically endangered bird by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

[1] Historically, extensive areas of lowland and mid-altitude forests were cleared to make way for cocoa and coffee plantations.

[1] The presence of introduced species, including the Black rat, Mona monkey, African civet, and Feral cat, raises concerns regarding potential predators that may impact the São Tomé fiscal's survival in its environment.