[3] The white-bellied chachalaca forages in groups of six and sometimes more birds, and almost always stays 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft) up in vegetation.

Its diet is primarily berries and fruits, and it also feeds on leaves, buds, flowers, and invertebrates.

[3] Egg laying by the white-bellied chachalaca has been recorded in every month from March to July.

The white-bellied chachalaca's principal vocalization is "a gruff, burry chattering of four syllables 'k-ku’uh-uh' or 'ch-k-uh-urr'.

It seems to have benefitted somewhat by the conversion of dense forest to shade coffee, but elsewhere has lost habitat to pastures and field crops.