The Biobrio 12(1 & 2), 2025

Unusual nesting site of Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) in Sikar, Rajasthan, India

Dharmendra Verma & Sunita Singh

ABSTRACT:

The Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is a ground bird that lives in open countryside, ploughed fields, grazing patches and dry beds of water bodies in Asia. According to the literature, this bird's usual nesting sites are open country, grazing land, fallow fields, dry bottoms of village tanks and river islets. In nature, 3-4 eggs are placed in a 'ground scrape' or depression with pebbles and goat or hare droppings. This ground-nesting bird species has changed its breeding locations based on the demands of its young, adapting to the fast urbanization of metropolitan areas. Our findings encourage the collection of additional data regarding the shifting nesting habits of ground-nesting bird species. The variety of risks that lapwings in the state of Rajasthan encounter has also not been thoroughly studied. Further research is necessary to determine the factors underlying this change in the species' breeding environment.

Keywords:    

Red-wattled Lapwing, ground scrape, urbanization, Rajasthan, encounter, breeding environment

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