Its sandy plumage, long legs, and black-and-white eye stripe are distinctive. It runs over dry, open ground while searching for small invertebrates.
It has a sandy body, long legs, a slightly down-curved bill, and a black-and-white stripe through the eye that meets at the nape.
It runs across open desert and semi-desert, searching for insect larvae and other small invertebrates. The AlUla account reports solitary birds, pairs, and small groups after breeding.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.