A white crown, olive-grey back and pale wing bars identify this flycatcher. In Chile it occurs from the north of the country to Magallanes, in woods, scrub and gardens.
The bill, legs and iris are dark. It has a white crown, olive-grey back and chest, white belly and pale wing bars. Young birds lack the white crown.
It uses woodland, scrub, gardens, orchards and cultivated land, and eats insects and larvae, seeds, berries and tree buds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.