This flycatcher occurs on Sumba, Indonesia. In a comparison of 12 specimens, the breast was brown with slight streaking, while the vent was nearly white and showed almost no pattern. A 1995 record noted four birds in primary-forest understory.
In a score-based comparison of 12 specimens, the breast was brown with slight streaking, while the vent was nearly white and showed almost no pattern.
A 1995 survey on Sumba recorded four birds in primary-forest understory and none in secondary forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.