This vireonid inhabits humid forests from northern South America into the Amazon basin. It has a slaty-blue head, a bright yellow eyebrow, and yellow underparts.
About 14–15 cm long. The crown and sides of the head are slate grey, with a bright yellow eyebrow and spot below the eye. The back is olive green and the underparts yellow; it has green eyes and pink legs.
It uses humid forest and second growth in foothills and lower mountains, usually in the canopy. It gleans arthropods from foliage, including grasshoppers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.