Abundance: 0.03 to 1.89% (median 0.85%)

Latitudinal range: -15.6° to 9.3°

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

Found in 4 samples

Ghana: Samole (wet season)

Kenya: Nyeri County

Uganda: Makerere University Biological Field Station (logged)

Zambia: Balmoral

See also Melaniparus albiventris, Melaniparus funereus, Melaniparus griseiventris, Melaniparus leucomelas, Melaniparus niger, Melaniparus rufiventris