[1] The male Seychelles fody has a yellow face in breeding plumage which the female lacks.

[1] The Seychelles fody feeds mainly on insects and other small arthropods, as well as eating fruit, nectar and seeds.

On Cousin, this bird has a clearly defined breeding season, between May and September, after which period it moults.

[2] It shares the same habitat in the Seychelles with a related introduced species, the red fody.

[1] The International Union for Conservation of Nature has recently changed the status of the bird from "endangered" to "near threatened" due to successful conservation efforts by Nature Seychelles.