This South American forest flycatcher has a grey-brown crown, tawny shoulders, a white throat and belly, and a broad black breast band. It feeds on insects and other small prey.
It has a greyish-brown crown and a tawny patch on the upper back, side of the neck and shoulders. The throat and belly are white, a broad black band crosses the breast, and the tail is short with long, strong legs.
It is reported from tropical rainforest, swamps, seasonally flooded forest and terra firme (non-flooded forest). Listed prey include beetles, ants and wasps.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.