This small leaf warbler occurs in montane areas of the southern Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan, Flores, and Timor, in forest and bamboo.
It is about 9.5–10 cm long, with a chestnut crown, supercilium, and ear-coverts and yellow underparts.
It moves actively through the lower and middle storeys of montane forest and bamboo, feeding on insects and small invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.