The Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher inhabits montane forest in the Albertine Rift and also uses forest edges and clearings.
It is about 18 cm long, with a blackish chin, lores, and forehead. The rest is dark bluish-grey, with a paler belly and flanks.
It uses primary and secondary montane forest, forest edges, and clearings. Its diet includes insects such as caterpillars and beetles.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.