A flycatcher of the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, using both primary and secondary lowland forest. The adult's white eyebrow and richer rufous breast are noted as identification characters.
The adult has a distinct white supercilium and pale throat; its breast is described as richer rufous than that of the related Ficedula dumetoria.
It occurs in both primary and secondary lowland forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.