This flycatcher occurs in montane forest on the eastern Andean slope. The Peru Aves account says it forages at different heights along forest edges and in second growth.
It has a grey-olive head and olive mantle, a conspicuous white spot behind the eye, and yellowish underparts heavily streaked with olive.
It forages at different heights along forest edges and in second growth. The account places it in montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.