This small plover lives around fresh water in Australasia. It has a black face pattern and breast band with chestnut shoulder feathers. It walks along the water's edge looking for insects and small molluscs.
It has a black mask-like face pattern and a black band across the breast. The shoulder feathers are chestnut and the legs are pink-orange.
It walks along shallow freshwater edges of wetlands, lakes, rivers, and marshes while looking for small molluscs and aquatic or land insects. It bobs its head, then runs and stops to peck at food.
It lays two or three eggs in a shallow ground scrape, often among pebbles close to water. Both parents incubate for about 27 days and care for the young.
It gives a sharp tip call, either singly or repeated three or four times.
The bill is red with a black tip, and a red ring surrounds the dark eye. Juveniles initially lack the breast band; a brown band develops as they grow.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.