This weaver lives in dry savanna and scrub. In breeding plumage the male has a black face and yellow body, and he builds a woven grass nest.
The breeding male has a black face, bright yellow underparts, and red eyes. Females and non-breeding males are olive above and yellow below.
It eats seeds and insects and sometimes takes nectar. The male builds a woven grass nest in a tree, and small colonies nest together.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.