The Caspian Plover breeds in Central Asia and winters inland in Africa. It moves between these regions seasonally.
The breeding male has a broad chestnut breast patch between its white face and belly, with a grey-brown back and a long, slender bill.
It uses saline pools, grasslands and cultivated land. During the breeding season it feeds mainly on insects and larvae, including beetles, grasshoppers and ants.
In Kazakhstan it lines a shallow ground hollow with sparse grass, small stones or salt crust and lays three eggs. The female incubates by day and the male at night, and both parents care for the young.
After breeding in Kazakhstan, birds gather in flocks of up to roughly 100–200 and begin dispersing. Autumn migration starts around mid to late August and continues until about mid-September.
The breeding male’s rufous breast band has a narrow black lower border. Females have a grayish-yellow breast without this border. Winter birds have a browner breast patch, and juveniles have distinct yellow edges to upperpart feathers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.