This flycatcher lives in moist forest from Central America into north-western South America and catches small insects in the canopy and at forest edges.
The head and face are glossy black, the throat is white, and the back and wings are yellowish olive.
It uses moist-forest canopy and edges, secondary growth, and also tree cover in plantations and pastures; recorded prey include wasps, ants, and flies.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.