The Western Crowned Warbler breeds in the mountains of Central Asia and winters in forests on the Indian peninsula. It moves restlessly from branch to branch, searching among leaves for insects.
Olive upperparts contrast with broad dark crown stripes and a yellow supercilium. Its pale underside has yellow streaks, and the wings show two yellow bars.
During breeding, it moves quickly through scrub and open conifer branches in search of insects. In winter it moves to forests of the Indian peninsula and can be seen in groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.