This small flycatcher has a blue back and orange breast in males, while females have a gray-brown back and rufous tail. It catches insects from perches in the undergrowth of Java's forests.
Males have blue upperparts, with brighter blue on some wing coverts, a black chin, and orange throat, breast, and flanks. Females have gray-brown upperparts and head, with a rufous rump and tail sides.
It is usually found below 1,300 m in primary or secondary forest. It catches flies and other invertebrates from a perch in the undergrowth.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.