Preuss's Weaver ranges across western and central Africa, from Guinea to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lives in forests and builds woven, rounded nests on branches.
AviBirds describes both sexes as having black facial masks and orange-brown crowns. The male's forehead is orange-brown, while the female's is black.
The nest is a rounded, ball-like structure woven from grass or palm strips, with its entrance below; greyish lichens may also be used. It is attached near the canopy of small trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.