The chicks emerge covered in black down, precocial and nidifugous. The young are precocial and nidifugous. "Burhinus" chicks are precocial and nidifugous. The nidifugous young are well camouflaged as they forage with the parents. Young animals are often attacked, largely the nidifugous young of various vertebrates. Its young are precocial and nidifugous, fledging 6 weeks after hatching. The nidifugous chicks are downy and cryptically coloured and follow the parents soon after hatching. The chicks are nidifugous and follow the mother around after hatching.