The Southern Red-headed Weaver is a bird whose breeding male has a striking red head and chest. It searches for insects in trees.
A breeding male of the southern nominate form has red on the head, chest, and back. The red chest is sharply separated from the pale belly; the wings and tail are gray-brown with yellow feather edges.
It searches under leaves and along branches for insects, sometimes hanging from its feet while foraging.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.