How Does the Long-toed Lapwing in Uganda Look Like?

The Long-Toed Lapwing in Uganda is one of the Uganda Birds seen during Uganda Bird Watching Safaris. It is a medium-sized bird about 31cm long and weight 162-225g. very long legs and toes. The bill is stout and dark, pink at the base.

The head and neck are white, and the chest, tail, and hind head are black. The belly is while. The upper parts are dark-glossy greyish.

How Does the Long-toed Lapwing in Uganda Sing and Make Calls?

The Long-toed lapwing utters a repeated “kick-k-k-k”, or “kick-kick”.

How Does the Long-toed Lapwing in Uganda Feed?

It forages on aquatic insects, larvae, dragonfly nymphs, beetles, ants and small snails and the water bodies.

How Does the Long-toed Lapwing in Uganda Nest?

The nest depends on the habitat but usually a shallow scrape in mud up to 100m from the from the water, they dig a shallow depression in short grass around water or cup out of plant material on floating vegetation, in swampy areas, they can make 5-10 cm high platform of vegetation.

How Does the Long-toed Lapwing in Uganda Reproduce?

Breeding is mainly between July and September just after peak flooding. The female lays 2-4 eggs, both sexes incubate the eggs for about 27days.

The hatched chicks spend one night in the nest and the following day they are taken by parents for swimming. The young fledge at about 2 months old.