This tyrant flycatcher ranges across northern and central South America. It occurs in middle and upper levels of humid forest, feeds mainly on large insects, and also takes fruit.
It is grey overall, with paler underparts that may have a yellow-green tint on the belly and crissum. The eye is dark reddish brown.
It uses the middle and upper levels of humid forest. Its diet consists mainly of large insects, with fruit also recorded.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.