This small flycatcher lives in the forests of the Guiana Highlands. It perches and makes short flights to catch small invertebrates.
The crown and back are olive, with rufous-buff wing-bars. The breast is olive-yellow and the underside is yellow.
It occurs in dense Pantepui forest at about 1,000–2,000 m. It sallies from a perch to catch small invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.