Another new beautiful species of lapwing I saw in Uganda was the long-toed lapwing. It was plentiful in the Mabamba Swamp off Lake Victoria near Entebbe. We were in a wooden boat with a motor and so we were able to get quite close to them.
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| This photo was taken by my granddaughter. |
It has a black nape, hindneck, breast, iris and tip of the bill; red eyering, bill (except for the tip), legs and feet; white face, throat; and grayish-brown upperparts.
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| Illustration from Birds of the World. |
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| Range from Birds of the World. |
There are two subspecies not worth going into at this time. I saw the nominate ssp. crassirostris.
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