It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, in the Guianas, the Amazon Basin and the eastern Orinoco River Basin of Venezuela.

It is found in humid forest and woodland where it is usually seen in the canopy or at the edges.

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Sometimes it perches alone on branches for long periods in the morning. However, it is more often seen flying or perched on fruit trees, where many of this species can be found. It will also eat insects like drgonflies and flying termites from air with short sallies in flycatcher style

This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 6,400,000 km². The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population size criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., less than 10,000 mature individuals in conjunction with appropriate decline rates and subpopulation qualifiers), even though the species is described as 'uncommon' in at least parts of its range (Stotz et al. 1996). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Sedentary throughout range.