Overall the species has a total range of 77,000 square kilometres (29000 sq mi).

Overall the rest of the plumage is greenish above with a paler off-white belly and rump.

Two or three eggs are laid in a ball nest suspended in a tangle of vines in shrubs and trees (up to 10 m above the ground).

Red-faced woodland warblers feed on insects and other invertebrates, particularly bugs, beetles and spiders.

The red-faced woodland warbler is not considered threatened by human activities.