Small, active, brown bird with an indistinct pale eyebrow. Birds in northern Laos have pale creamy-white breasts and wing panels; elsewhere, birds show dark brown wing panels and brownish breasts. Spectacled Fulvetta bears some resemblance to northern Laotian birds but has more prominent streaking on the throat and a warmer brown crown and face. Moves through all levels of forest, but mostly found in understory. Favors scrubby forest edge and clearings. Can be found singly, in pairs, or in flocks, giving short bursts of chittering calls.