This weaver occurs in forests from the Gulf of Guinea toward the Congo Basin. In north-eastern Gabon, small groups were seen in the canopy of wet and flooded forest, sometimes feeding with other bird species.
Adult males have a bright scarlet forehead, crown, rear ear-coverts, and upper and front neck; the rest of the plumage is black.
In north-eastern Gabon, small groups were recorded high in palms in wet or flooded forest, feeding in mixed flocks on insects and other small food items.
The Gabon study recorded nests about 7–20 m above ground in palms and breeding activity from November to March.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.