The Comoros Fody is endemic to the Comoros. Breeding males have a red cap, while females and non-breeding males are duller; plumage also varies among islands.
Males in breeding plumage have a red cap. Females and males outside the breeding season are duller, and plumage varies from island to island.
On three western islands it occurs in and around humid forest. On Mayotte it uses drier, scrubby lowland habitats.
IUCN Red List · Least Concern (LC) · Global