The Western Bearded Greenbul has conspicuous yellow throat feathers. In West African forest it moves in pairs or small groups and attends ant columns.
Its yellow throat feathers contrast with olive-green plumage; grey mottling appears on the breast, nape, and mantle.
It lives in pairs or small groups in the lower and middle strata of closed forest. It joins mixed-species flocks and sometimes attends ant columns; it is shy and vocal.
It gives a carrying, two-note whistle: the first note is short and level, and the second is longer, rises in pitch and then fades.
Grey feathers on the breast have pale, almost white shafts that produce a mottled appearance.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.