The Samoan Flycatcher is restricted to Samoa. It is found in open forest, forest edges, village gardens, and mangrove edges, where it makes short sallies to catch insects in the air.
A 1909 Samoan bird manual describes a slate-black upper surface, cinnamon throat and breast, white lower parts, and ochre feet.
It makes short flights to snatch insects in the air. In Samoa it is also recorded around open forest and forest edges, village gardens, and mangrove edges.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.