Described on Ebird as "A small bird of forest and edge from the lowlands to low elevations in the mountains on the western Visayas.

Typically seen alone or in pairs but also joins mixed-species flocks [3] Its natural habitat is moist tropical primary and secondary forest up to 1,350 meters above sea level.

International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed this bird as least-concern species but with a declining population.

Negros Island is one of the most deforested areas in the country due to its sugar industry and logging with most of its forests being totally lost before the 21st century.

It also occurs in the proposed Central Panay Mountain Range Park which contains the largest block of remaining forest in the Western Visayas, and the tourist destination of Twin Lakes (Mount Talinis).