This flycatcher forages in river-created habitats and other second growth in Amazonia. Its gray breast changes sharply to a yellow belly.
The mantle and wing coverts are gray with creamy-white edges. It has a bushy crown, a black bill, and a gray throat and breast that grade sharply to yellow underparts.
It forages in habitats created by rivers and in other types of second growth.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.