This small flycatcher occurs in dry areas of northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. It uses scrub, places with small trees, and mangrove borders, and often forages alone or in pairs.
The upperparts are greenish brown and the underparts yellowish. It has a short bill with an orange base, a faint whitish eyebrow, and contrasting white wing bars. The sexes are similar.
It inhabits dry scrub and areas with small trees or mangrove borders. It often forages alone or in pairs and is territorial.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.