Found singly, in pairs or mixed species flocks with other flowerpeckers and small birds.

Often observed near fruiting and flowering trees especially kamang-kamang (Heptapleurum ovoideum) Nesting has been recorded from May to September.

Nest is made out of moss and other dried plant material and suspended by fibers from small twigs.

As it occurs in rugged and inaccessible mountains, this has allowed a large portion of its habitat to remain intact.

However, there it is still affected by habitat loss through deforestation, mining, land conversion and slash-and-burn - just not to the same extent as lowland forest.