EBird describes the bird as "A small bird of forests from the lowlands to low elevations in the mountains. Olive-green on the back with golden-olive wings and tail and a dark crown and eye-stripe. Whitish on the belly and throat with a pale yellow eyebrow and yellow under the base of the tail. Note the dark pinkish legs and the bicolored bill, dark above and orange below. Similar to Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler, but has a whitish throat. Differs from Arctic-type warblers in lacking any wingbars. Song consists of a lazy up-and-down sequence of high-pitched whistled notes. " [2]
This species is monotypic.
Feeds on small insects. Forages alone or joins mixed-species foraging flocks finding insects from the foliage.
Breeds from April to August but otherwise no information is known about its breeding habits and nest. [3]
Habitat and conservation status
It is found in tropical moist lowland forest and forest edge up to 1,500.
IUCN has assessed this bird as least-concern species with the population believed to be stable.
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