This bird is a resident breeder in west Africa from southern Senegal to Cameroon.

The oriole warbler builds a large untidy nest suspended from palm leaves.

At a weight of around 30 g (1.1 oz) the oriole warbler may be the largest of the species-rich Cisticolidae family.

The species' name refers to their resemblance to the unrelated but similarly black and yellow orioles.

The male always leads the duet[3] and the female answers, though this is done in a manner that is temporally rather loose.