Characterization: Small species measuring about 14cm in length. The male is gray and has a black cap, while the female is brown and has a reddish brown cap.

Distribution: From Central America to Bolivia and Brazil (in the south, to the south of Mato Grosso, west of São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro).

Habitat: Lower stratum in forest edges, bushy new vegetation areas, bushes in amazon grasslands and in scrublands.

Habits: A diurnal species, this bird lives in pairs, usually examining the foliage and liana thickets in search of food and moving its tail up and down frequently.

Diet: Carnivorous, feeding on insects it catches in low vegetation and on the ground.

Breeding: This bird lays two eggs in fine-walled nest made in the shape of a cup clinging to forks and positioned at 1-4m in height.

In the UFRA area: This bird, which was seen in the São Francisco Sugarmill areas, was infrequent. It was spotted 7 times. It had an average spatial distribution, having been seen in exotic forests, in native forests, and in drainage ditches.