The Black-headed Weaver is a bird whose breeding males show a black head and yellow body and build woven grass nests. It lives in open country and wetlands across sub-Saharan Africa.
The adult male in breeding plumage has a yellow body and a conspicuous black head.
The male weaves a hanging nest from grass and other plant material; the birds eat seeds, grains, and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.