The Chestnut-bellied Fantail is widespread in hill and lower montane forest on New Guinea. It is active by day, searching in forest and along edges and sallying out to catch airborne prey.
It is about 14–15 cm long.
It is diurnal and uses forest and forest edge, including dense habitat. It feeds on invertebrates and is recorded sallying out to catch prey in the air.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.