Ptilorrhoa leucosticta Sclater, PL, 1874

Nominate race has crown and nape dark chesnut, lores and chin black, narrow black stripe down centre of throat, broadening on upper breast into triangular. Black patch finely spotted with white, side of throat and neck side below eze white, upperparts dull olive green, remiges dark brownish olive, primary coverts dull olive green, tipped white, tail olive brown, outer two feather pairs black with broad white tip, underparts dull ashy blue, iris dark brown, bill black, legs brown to light brown. Sexes alike. Juvenile is brown, washed with rufous-olive, paler on underparts, has upperwing-coverts tipped pae rufous.