Wildlifeof Nepal
White-tailed Lapwing
Shorebirds
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vanellus leucurus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and other small prey, picked from the surface
Habitat
Inland marshes; the only lapwing likely to be seen in other than very shallow water
Clutch size
4 eggs
The white-tailed lapwing, or white-tailed plover, is a medium-sized, long-legged and fairly long-billed lapwing. Adults are slim, erect birds with a brown back and foreneck, a paler face and a grey breast, and the long yellow legs, pure white tail and distinctive brown, white and black wings make it unmistakable. Young birds have a scaly back and may show some brown in the tail. The breeding call is a peewit like the northern lapwing's (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is the only lapwing likely to be seen in other than very shallow water, picking insects and other small prey mainly from the surface. Four eggs are laid in a ground nest (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the White-tailed Lapwing eat?
- Insects and other small prey, picked from the surface
- What habitat does the White-tailed Lapwing live in?
- Inland marshes; the only lapwing likely to be seen in other than very shallow water
- How many eggs does the White-tailed Lapwing lay?
- 4 eggs