It is endemic to Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, part of New South Wales, Australia.

It differs from the nominate subspecies by being more robust, with larger feet and claws, a longer and heavier bill, with much olive-green on flanks, rump and lower back, and with canary yellow under-tail coverts.

[5] The silvereyes glean insects from leaves and flowers, as well as eating small seeds, nectar and fruits, particularly guava and will come into gardens and houses, in which people may feed them mince meat and food scraps.

The population of the Lord Howe silvereye has been estimated at 5,000 breeding birds and stable.

It is considered Vulnerable because of the restricted size of the population and area of its distribution.