This small flycatcher forages in the midstory of Amazonian forest. Its dark brown cap and large black ear patch are distinctive.
It is about 13.5 cm long. The back is gray-olive, and the dusky wings have two broken brownish bars. The crown is sepia-brown, with a large black ear patch and pale lores. The breast is yellowish and grades to yellow toward the belly.
It forages in the midstory of Amazonian forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.