The Fernando Pó batis is small, restless flycatcher type bird with a mainly black and white plumage.

The head and mantle are glossy blue-black with a small white loral spot, which occasionally extends back to create a narrow supercilium.

[2] The Fernando Pó batis is restless and shy, highly arboreal and forages within the canopy of tall trees.

It forages for insects by gleaning foliage, by flycatching or by picking prey off leaves while briefly hovering.

The nest is built in the outer fork of a branch by both birds in the pair, using bark strips and fibres.