This puffbird occurs in Amazonian lowlands and forest edges. It is dark slate with a rufous lower belly and white vent and back; its broad wings and short tail show clearly in flight. It hawks passing prey from a perch.
The plumage is dark slate with a rufous lower belly and white vent and back. In flight, its broad wings and short tail are distinctive.
It perches on exposed branches above the canopy or at forest edges and makes aerial sallies after passing prey.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.