Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.

EBird describes the bird as "A little-known medium-sized, short-tailed swift found over forest, usually at higher elevations.

Mainly black with obvious white throat and underwing patches.

IUCN has assessed this bird as near threatened.This species' main threat is habitat loss with wholesale clearance of forest habitats as a result of logging, agricultural conversion and mining activities occurring within the range.

The close association with lowland forests suggests that this species may be highly susceptible to habitat loss through commercial logging, conversion for agriculture and plantation forestry, as well as urban developments and mining