This weaver uses the middle levels and canopy of primary and secondary forest, especially sub-montane forest.
Males have a golden crown and upper back with a black lower back and tail. Females have a black mask and markings up to the mid-crown; juveniles are mostly dark above.
It occurs in pairs or small groups and often joins mixed-species flocks in the forest canopy and middle levels.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.