This flycatcher inhabits high forests in southeastern Africa. It searches for invertebrates near the forest floor; tracking of one bird suggests seasonal elevation changes.
Adult photos from Tanzania show a brown head and back with a white chest; a field note says the sexes are alike.
It uses tall forest with open understorey and is mainly reported from mountains at 500–2,600 m, with lower records in Tanzania and Mozambique.
A 2025 study tracked one bird in Tanzania moving from about 350 m to about 1,500 m. Timing coincided with rainy-season and army-ant activity, but the result concerns one bird.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.