The head has a black crown and a yellow face. There is a rusty-red patch about the eye with a black line through the eye. The back is olive-brown with prominent black stripes. The throat has a blackish suffusion. The breast and sides are bright yellow with contrasting black lines and the belly is white.
Wing bars are present, but diffuse.
The rump has a yellow patch just before the tail. The black crown is absent as is the rusty-red patch around the eye. The back is olive-brown as is the top of the head, and both have vague black stripes. The head has a yellow stripe above the eye and a vague black stripe running through the eye. There is a diffuse yellow patch on the rump.