What to Know About the Black-headed Lapwing in Uganda?

The Black-Headed Lapwing in Uganda is one of the African Uganda Bird Species seen during Uganda birding watching tours. It is also called the Black-headed Plover which is a lapwing bird in a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae.

It is a resident breeder in the lowland habitats close to water across the sub-Saharan Africa.

How Does the Black-headed Lapwing in Uganda Look Like?

The black-headed lapwing is a medium-sized wader bird. The forehead and the back of the neck are white on a black head. The bill and legs are red. The tail is white spotted black.

When its flying, the wing flight feathers are black separated by the white bar.

How Does the Black-headed Lapwing in Uganda Sing and Make Calls?

The Black-headed lapwing utters a metallic tink-tink call.

How Does the Black-headed Lapwing in Uganda Feed?

The black-headed lapwing is usually seen in drier areas like brassy scrubs, golf courses etc. feeding on insects and other invertebrates from the ground. Their hunting of prey is by sight not feel.

How Does the Black-headed Lapwing in Uganda Breed?

Black headed lapwings are polygamous birds with rapid multiple clutch system that is accompanied by sequential polyandry. There is competition for males by the females. Parental care is provided by the male.

How Does the Black-headed Lapwing in Uganda Reproduce?

A female black-headed lapwing lays between 2-4eggs, incubation is done by both parents incubate for about 21-30days.

Incubation is done in intervals, they incubate 24hours a day and keep on exchanging-one after the other sometimes up to 20 times a day.

Parents to do not feed the chicks after hatching. Chicks are rather precocial.