This large elaenia occurs on the tepuis of southern Venezuela, in far northern Brazil's Roraima, and in west-central Guyana. Its account notes a long tail and rounded head.
At about 20 cm, it is a large, long-tailed elaenia. The upperparts are dark brown and the head is rounded.
It uses humid forest and scrub, savanna woodland and stunted woodland. It perches upright in the middle storey and eats insects and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.