This weaver is restricted to a narrow coastal strip in west-central Africa. Males have a black head and breast pattern, while females are olive above.
The male has an extensive black mask from crown to upper breast, bordered by golden brown. The female is olive above and dull yellow below.
It is shy and skulking in coastal wet forest, mangroves, and nearby thickets. Its diet is unknown in the cited account.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.