Diet: insectivore based on Wooller et al. 1990

Abundance: 2.26 to 2.42%

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2) only

Found in two samples

Malaysia: Pasoh Forest Reserve (virgin forest), Pasoh Forest Reserve (regenerating forest)

See also Hypsipetes, Hypsipetes amaurotis, Hypsipetes charlottae, Hypsipetes leucocephalus, Hypsipetes madagascariensis, Hypsipetes philippinus