This flycatcher inhabits montane evergreen broad-leaved forest on Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. Males have blue heads and upperparts; the plumage details here are specifically for males.
The male has an iridescent blue crown and dark blue upperparts.
It occurs in mountainous broad-leaved evergreen forest. Its diet is not well known but appears to include small fruits and insects. Outside breeding, it is seen alone or in pairs and sometimes feeds in mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.