This monarch flycatcher occurs in rainforest, vine forest, and gallery forest on eastern Cape York. Its white neck frill and blue skin around the eye are striking, and males and females differ in the face and back.
It has a white frill around the neck and blue bare skin around the eye and at the bill. Adult males have black lores, forehead, and chin, with a glossy bluish-black back. Females have pale lores and a white chin, with a dull black back.
It inhabits rainforest, vine forest, and gallery forest. The banding account says juvenile plumage is poorly known, while adults can be sexed by their contrasting face and back plumage.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.