A highland flycatcher found from Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. It has subdued plumage and forages at forest edges and fruiting bushes.
It is drab, with a rounded head and no crest, a whitish eye-ring, and pale edges on the tertials.
It occurs at forest edges, overgrown scrub, and fruiting bushes, perching quietly before sallying out to pluck berries.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.