The Sudan Golden Sparrow is notable for the male's yellow head and underparts and chestnut back. Females are sandy brown. The species uses dry savanna and scrub, and forms flocks and nests in groups during the breeding period.
The male has a yellow head and underparts with a chestnut back. The female is sandy brown, with paler yellow below.
It gathers in dry savanna and scrub, and nests colonially during the breeding period.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.