The Black-crowned Waxbill is mostly gray, black, and white, with a noticeable red rump. It lives in pairs or flocks in grassland and along woodland edges.
Its plumage is gray, black, and white with red areas, especially the rump that shows clearly in flight. The underside of the tail is white.
It lives in pairs or flocks in grassland, moist savanna, woodland edges, cultivated land, and gardens. It searches for grass seeds on the ground, and flocks may sing while flying.
Along with grass seeds, it eats termites and plant buds.
The male has a black forehead, crown and nape, a white face, and a bill patterned in pale red and black.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.