Least Concern — common and widespread across its range.

10–11 cm in length; a small, active warbler with olive-green upperparts, pale underparts, and a distinct yellowish supercilium (eyebrow line).

Partially migratory; breeds in the Himalayan foothills and northern India.

Winters in southern India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia, usually in forested areas and gardens.

Typically April to July in the breeding range.

Nests in low shrubs or dense vegetation, creating cup-shaped nests; clutch usually 3–5 eggs.

Prefers deciduous and mixed forests, wooded gardens, and shrublands, often at mid-elevations.

Insectivorous; feeds mainly on small insects, caterpillars, and spiders, foraged actively among leaves and branches.