A small bird; 10-12 cm TL; 10 g. Head and neck: Forehead and throat yellow; crown and nape greenish yellow; eye yellowish brown; skin around eye (eye ring) white; bill black to dark brown, darker at tip; throat yellow.
Body: Upper body greenish yellow; breast yellow; abdomen light greyish brown.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet dark greyish brown; tail greenish yellow.