The Northern Tropical Peewee is a small flycatcher with a disjunct range in Central America and northern South America. It was separated from Southern Tropical Pewee and other former groups in the 2022 taxonomy.
It is a small gray flycatcher with a yellow-tinged belly and a short crest. A pale spot above the bill is usually present.
It uses open woodland, forest edges, shrubland, and mangroves. The species account describes short sallies from a perch to take prey.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.