The West African Wattle-eye is a small bird, about 10–11 cm long, found in moist forest and savanna habitats in West Africa.
The male has glossy black upperparts, white underparts and rump, a black breast band, and grey bare skin around the eye. The female has a grey head, white chin and belly, and chestnut chest and sides of the head.
The source describes it as a shy forest bird. Its listed foods include arthropods, beetles, small fruits, berries, and seeds. It reports a small cup nest with one or two glossy blue-green eggs incubated by the female.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.