Microeca papuana Meyer, AB, 1875

Has crown, face and upperparts yellowish olive- green, remiges olive- brown, median and lesser upperwing- coverts yellowish olive- green; tail olive- brown; throat side and underparts yellow, chin paler, belly and flanks with slight olive wash; iris dark brown; bill black; legs orange- yellow. Sexes similar. Juvenile is heavily spotted with pale buff or cream; immature similar to adult, but with retained pale- tipped juvenile wing- coverts.