Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, western Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia east, discontinuously, to southern Nigeria. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus).