Males are bright yellow with chestnut patches, while females are yellowish olive. Groups build woven nests and use wetlands and riparian areas.
Males are bright yellow with chestnut patches on the nape and chest. Females are yellowish olive with dark streaks on the back and a pale yellow underside.
It mainly eats seeds and also feeds on grasses. During breeding and nesting it hunts insects, and uses its bill and claws to weave long grass into nests in colonies.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.