This tyrant-flycatcher occurs in shrub-steppe in Patagonia and northwestern Argentina. It is solitary and has been recorded perching high on shrubs.
It is brown with a white, black-streaked throat, a pale eyebrow, a strong hooked bill, and dark wings and tail with pale edges.
It is usually alone and quiet, perching on the upper parts of shrubs. The regional account records it in northwestern Patagonia in summer and says it nests on shrubs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.