This flycatcher occurs in African savanna and open woodland. It waits on a low perch and catches insects in the air or on the ground. eBird uses the combination Agricola pallidus for the same bird.
The eBird account describes a long-tailed bird with an unmarked crown and pale, greyish underparts.
A southern African species account describes it waiting on low or mid-storey perches, then catching flying insects or taking insects from the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.