This terrestrial tyrant flycatcher lives in Andean grassland and steppe. It searches for insects in short runs and hops near rocky outcrops.
It has a pale supercilium and supraloral stripe, a dull cinnamon crown, and brownish-gray upperparts.
It mainly eats insects and forages in grassland and steppe with short runs and hops.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.