It has a slightly disjunct distribution, occurring on Vanikoro island (in the southern Solomon archipelago) and in Fiji.

There is some variation based on subspecies; the female of the race dorsalis of the northern Lau Group has a white throat, whereas the male of kandavensis has much richer orange underparts.

The species is insectivorous, taking a variety of insects by sallying from perches and snatching them in the air or from the undersides of leaves.

The nest is a small cup of plant fibres, grass stems and roots, decorated on the outside with lichen and leaves and lined with animal hair.

Predators, like the Fiji goshawk and the local race of the peregrine falcon, are aggressively mobbed.