The Cuckoo Weaver is a small bird of grassland and wet places. Its short, stout bill and short tail are distinctive, and it lays eggs in other birds’ nests.
It has a short, stout dark bill and a short tail; males and females differ markedly in plumage.
It eats seeds and insects in grassland, wetlands and farmland. It also lays eggs in the nests of birds such as prinia and cisticola warblers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.