The species has a black face, dark olive neck, back and wings, and olive rump with a black tail , and bright yellow undersides. The white eye-ring is bright but incomplete, broken at the front. The plumage of the male and female are similar.
The Black-headed White-eye is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Lesser-Shining Flycatcher, Black-headed White-eye, New Britain Friarbird, Ashy Myzomela, Bismarck Wood-swallow, Long-tailed Myna, and Island (Bismarck) Crow. We'll also visit Kimbe Island to try to find small island specialists including Nicobar Pigeon, Island Imperial Pigeon, Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove, and Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela. Nights at Walindi. Day 21: We'll spend another morning birding around the Hoskins area and then fly to Lae in the afternoon. More