This flycatcher lives in lowland and foothill forests in Central and South America. Its very broad bill and faint pale eye-ring help identify it.
It is dull olive-brown overall, with a faint pale eye-ring, rounded head, and very broad bill.
It occurs singly or in pairs in the lower and middle forest levels of lowlands and foothills, and often follows mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.