It occurs from the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia and inhabits subtropical lowland and montane forests.

[1] It has olive-green wings and yellow underparts.

Its crown and nape are golden-yellow with narrow stripes.

It is 19–12 cm (7.5–4.7 in) long and weighs 6–10 g (0.21–0.35 oz).

[2] Stachyris chrysaea was the scientific name proposed by Edward Blyth in 1844 who described an olivaceous babbler with a yellow crown from Nepal.