This small weaver is recorded in Ituri Forest in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has black plumage, a white iris, and yellow legs. It lives in the canopy of lowland forest, but its diet is poorly known and insects are only presumed prey.
It is about 12 cm long, with mostly black plumage, a white iris, brown vent, and yellow legs and feet. Females are duller and lack the male's green sheen.
It occupies the canopy of lowland forest in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Little is known about its diet; insects, including caterpillars, are presumed.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.