This monarch flycatcher ranges from the Moluccas through New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago to northern and eastern Australia. Males are glossy blue-black; females have chestnut upperparts and white underparts.
Males have glossy bluish-black plumage. Females have a dark blue-black head and face, chestnut upperparts, and white underparts.
It occurs in swamp forest, mangroves, and vegetation beside streams. Its diet includes insects, fruit, and small animals such as molluscs and crustaceans.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.