The Silver-breasted Broadbill has a broad black eyebrow and a pale blue bill. It feeds on insects in the middle and upper levels of forest, where it often sits quietly on a high perch.
It has a broad black supercilium, a grayish-white crown, and a pale blue bill. The back is grayish brown, the rump chestnut, and the underparts grayish white; head and wing patterns vary among subspecies.
It feeds mainly on insects in the canopy and middle story of forests and forest edges. It is often unobtrusive, sitting quietly on a high perch, usually alone or in pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.