A breeding male is deep chestnut from head to body, while the female is paler brown with chestnut on the rump and wing coverts. The sparrows feed on grass seeds on the ground and occur in small groups.
The breeding male is deep chestnut overall; the female is pale brown with chestnut rump and wing-coverts.
It feeds on grass and weed seeds on the ground, usually in small groups and sometimes alongside weavers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.