This flycatcher occurs in Asia, including northern India and Nepal. Its rusty tail stands out; it breeds in open montane forest and searches for insects at forest edges and clearings in winter.
It is brown with an orange-rust tail. It often holds an upright posture and has a broad, pale bill.
It breeds in open hilly and montane forest at 1,500–3,000 m, then uses forest edges and clearings in winter. It gleans insects from lower foliage and also catches them in flight.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.