The Green-winged Pytilia has an olive-green back and red bill and tail. It feeds on the ground; males and females have different head and breast colors.
It has a red bill, rump, and tail, with an olive-green back and wings. The male has an orange-red forehead and throat and a breast band; the female lacks the band and has a gray head.
Pairs and small flocks live in arid thorn savanna, dry woodland, and cultivated areas, feeding on seeds and insects on the ground. They may join mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.