Heuglin's Courser has bands of rufous, black, and white across its neck and breast. It is hard to see by day and searches for insects at dusk.
Rufous, black, and white bands cross the neck and breast. In flight, it shows a white rump and mostly uniform dark brown upperwings.
It lives in dry savanna and is mainly nocturnal. It searches for insects at dusk. When threatened it may freeze and lie flat; if forced to move, it flies a short distance and runs for cover.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.