This plover blends into dry grassland with pale brown plumage. Two dark head stripes and a white face pattern help identify it.
Two black lines cross the head beside a white facial band. The plumage is cryptic pale brown, the belly is white, and the long legs are yellow.
It lives in dry grasslands, pastures, and savannas. It is hard to spot by day and is mainly active at night.
It occurs in pairs or small groups. By day it often rests quietly, standing or sitting in the shade of small trees or bushes.
At night it hunts insects and other small animals.
Its eyes are large and yellow.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.