Abundance: 0.01 to 19.51% (median 3.03%)

Latitudinal range: -26.2° to 14.7°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (7)

Found in 10 samples

Burkina Faso: Cascades Region (2011), Folonzo Village

Ethiopia: Oromia Region (coffee captures)

Ghana: Samole (wet season)

Kenya: Nyeri County

Nigeria: Jos Wildlife Park

Senegal: Dakar

South Africa: Tonqani

Zambia: Balmoral, Copper Chalice

See also Uraeginthus angolensis, Uraeginthus bengalus, Uraeginthus granatinus, Uraeginthus ianthinogaster