The Choco Elaenia occurs from Panama through Colombia to Ecuador. The Birds Colombia species profile describes different plumages in males and females.
The profile describes males as gray above with a white crown stripe, pale gray throat and chest, and grayish-white belly. Females are olive above and yellowish below.
Pairs move through high foliage, including forest edges, and often follow mixed-species flocks. The profile places the species in the canopy, midstory, and edges of humid forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.