The Evergreen Forest Warbler is a small bird recorded in moist forests and wet shrubland across scattered African highlands. It is about 15 cm long and weighs 15–21 g.
Adults of the typical lopezi group have dark rufous-brown upperparts and brighter rufous-cinnamon breast and flanks; colour varies among regional forms. They are about 15 cm long and weigh 15–21 g.
It is recorded in moist montane forest and wet shrubland. The listed subspecies occur in separated African highland regions, rather than only in one continuous forest belt.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.