Green catbirds are a medium-sized stocky bird with long, powerful legs and a long, stout bill.
 The back, wings and rump are brilliant emerald green, with very conspicuous pure white spots at the tips of the tertiaries and secondaries, which, on the tips of coverts, form two white wing-bars.
 The tail is brownish emerald with white tips.
 The head is greenish brown mottled black and finely flecked pale buff.
 The chest is greenish buff to dull emerald with distinctive short white streaks.

The bill is horn coloured and the legs are greyish brown.

The iris is bright red in direct sun with a partial white eye-ring.

Male and female birds share similar plumage, making it very difficult to distinguish between the sexes.
 Juvenile birds also have similar plumage, although it is duller.
 Very young birds have fluffy grey down on their heads (Donaghey.
R. 1996).
Green catbirds are a medium-sized stocky bird with long, powerful legs and a long, stout bill.  The back, wings and rump are brilliant emerald green, with very conspicuous pure white spots at the tips of the tertiaries and secondaries, which, on the tips of coverts, form two white wing-bars.  The tail is brownish emerald with white tips.  The head is greenish brown mottled black and finely flecked pale buff.  The chest is greenish buff to dull emerald with distinctive short white streaks.
The bill is horn coloured and the legs are greyish brown.
The iris is bright red in direct sun with a partial white eye-ring.
Male and female birds share similar plumage, making it very difficult to distinguish between the sexes.  Juvenile birds also have similar plumage, although it is duller.  Very young birds have fluffy grey down on their heads (Donaghey. R. 1996).
Green catbird