Forbes's Plover occurs in open grasslands and other open habitats in parts of western and central Africa. It searches the ground for insects and small invertebrates to eat.
A breeding adult has two black breast bands separated by white. The forehead, sides of the face and neck are brown, with a small white patch on the chin.
It searches on the ground for beetles, grasshoppers, worms, small molluscs, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. At breeding sites it makes a shallow scrape on a rocky outcrop or a gravel stream bed.
It makes a shallow ground scrape surrounded by small pebbles and may reuse the site for several years. A clutch has two or three eggs, incubated by both parents for at least 22 days.
It usually lives alone but sometimes forms groups of about 15–20 birds. Its plaintive whistled call, often rendered “pee-oo,” may be repeated.
Outside breeding, some birds have dark brown breast bands. Juveniles are duller and have buff edges to the crown and upperpart feathers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.