Katanga Masked-Weavers live in wetlands with reeds and nearby woodland. Breeding males have a black facial mask, and the width of the yellow forehead band varies by region.
Breeding males have a black facial mask. The yellow forehead band is broader in southern populations and narrower in the north; females and young birds are duller.
It uses reedbeds in wetlands and nearby woodland, living in pairs or colonies.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.