Chlorophoneus bocagei inhabits lowland to mid-altitude forest in tropical Africa. Adults have grey upperparts, a white eyebrow, and white underparts with a buff wash on the breast. It gleans insects in the canopy.
Adults have grey upperparts with a distinct white eyebrow; the underparts are white with a buff wash on the breast. Juveniles have olive-grey upperparts with olive-buff feather tips and faint grey barring below.
It uses lowland to mid-altitude forest, forest edges and clearings, and secondary scrub. It moves slowly through the canopy while gleaning insects and may join mixed-species feeding flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.