EBird describes this as "Little-known thrush endemic to the Philippine island of Mindoro, where it is restricted to montane forest generally above 1200 meters.

Vocalizations obscure; other island thrushes in the Philippines give beautiful songs consisting of warbles and trills, as well as explosive rattles and chup notes.

Following a 2023 phylogenic study, the island thrush complex was split into 17 different species by the IOC and Clements checklist.

The Island thrush species complex has a varied and generalist diet taking a range of invertebrates such as insects including beetles, spiders, snails, earthworms, as well as carrion and even small reptiles.

The island thrush species complex makes cup shaped nests of grass, roots, tendrils, twigs, bark and moss.

Most of the other Mindoro endemic birds are listed as threatened but compared to its lowland counterparts, this montane specialist's mountain habitat has remained relatively intact.