This flycatcher inhabits dry, open country in western North America. Cinnamon tones wash across its underside, and it sallies from low perches to catch insects.
The underside is pale, with cinnamon tones across the chest and belly.
In California it uses dry grassland, sagebrush and desert scrub. It launches from low perches to catch insects in the air or near the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.