This small flycatcher lives in lowland forests of Sundaland. It has a plain brown back, a grey wash across the breast and a pale throat. It quietly searches for insects in shaded forest undergrowth.
It has a plain brown back, a grey wash across the breast and a pale throat. Range and voice also help distinguish it from similar jungle flycatchers.
It eats insects and forages quietly in the shaded understorey of primary and tall secondary forest. The field guide notes ongoing lowland forest loss and classifies it as Near Threatened.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.