The black-faced waxbill has a black face and red rump and flanks. The southern African form lives in Acacia thornveld and eats grass seeds and insects.
It is small, with a black face and red rump, flanks, and upper belly. Its tail is black and its wings are barred black and gray-buff.
It inhabits Acacia thornveld and feeds on grass seeds and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.