This flycatcher occurs in moist lowland forest on Luzon and Negros in the Philippines. The account places it mainly below 1,000 m.
It is about 12.5–14 cm long, with grey-brown plumage and short, rounded wings.
It feeds on small invertebrates in moist lowland forest. The account notes that other life-history information is limited.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.