This brown becard uses humid forest edges and floodplain forest. It feeds on fruit and insects.
It is brown overall, paler below. The crown is a deeper chestnut, outlined by a grey band at eye level that continues to the nape. The primaries are dark, and the bill and feet are bluish grey.
It uses humid forest edges, várzea, secondary growth, and clearings with remnant large trees. It perches high, often in pairs, and eats insects and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.