Hartlaub's Bustard is a ground-dwelling bird active by day in open eastern African grassland. It eats both plant and animal foods.
Body mass is about 1.19 kg.
It is active by day on the ground and uses tall grassland with scattered acacia. It eats both plant and animal foods.
Males give clicking and popping sounds followed by a moan. These sometimes precede a display flight in which the male jumps up and parachutes down.
Males have bold black facial markings with a clear white cheek patch. A black stripe down the neck joins the black belly.
In flight, the wings are mostly white and the rump is black. Females have a pale line down the finely speckled neck.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.