It is found tropical moist lowland forest up to 1,000 meters above sea level.

The black bill is slender and curved and the tail is fairly long and slightly forked.

The two were previously classified as a single species but are now often separated based on differences in calls and juvenile plumage.

Two subspecies are recognized: It inhabits the canopy and middle storey of lowland forest where it feeds on insects.

However, the population is believed to be declining due to deforestation from land conversion, Illegal logging and slash-and-burn farming.