The Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse is a ground-dwelling bird of dry country. It eats seeds and flies daily to water, where large flocks gather; males and females differ in plumage.
Males have a buff breast separated from the chestnut belly by a thin black band, with golden wing feathers edged in black. Females have heavy barring above and spots on the breast and neck.
It feeds on seeds on the ground in dry landscapes. Because its food is dry, it makes daily flights to water holes, where large, noisy flocks may gather.
Male upperpart color also varies geographically; the source distinguishes African, Asian, and Arabian forms rather than treating every male as identical in color.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.