Microeca griseoceps De Vis, 1894

Nominate race has crown, side of head and hindneck grey, spot in front of eye and eyering off- white; upperparts olive- green, upperwing and tail dark brown, rectrices narrowly edged olive- brown; chin to upper breast off- white, remainder of underparts straw- yellow, upper breast with pale brownish wash; iris dark brown; upper mandible black, lower mandible cream- yellow; legs bright orange- buff. Sexes similar. Juvenile has upperpart feathers tipped buff, upperwing- coverts with pale tips, underpart feathers tipped dark; immature similar to adult except for pale- tipped secondary coverts. Race occidentalis has crown darker and browner than nominate, upperparts darker; kempi is much paler.