A spectacular ground-dwelling forest bird with a plump short-tailed body, extremely long legs, a bold red belly, a broad blue chest band, a reddish top to the black head, and green upperparts. Females yellow-eyed, males dark-eyed. Singles forage on forest floor or perch in the understory, especially when calling. Restricted to lowland forest on the Banggai and Sula Islands, where it is unmistakable. Song is typical of the genus: a two-part tremulous whistle, rising on the first part, and falling mournfully on the last part: “waaaaaaaaop-aaaaaaaawow.”