Locally common breeding resident in dry lowlands,
especially in coastal areas. Occasionally visit wet zone and hills. It inhabits arid open country, dry paddy
fields and grasslands where it can be seen as pairs or - if it is outside the
breeding season - as smaller to larger flocks. Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark mainly
feeds on small seeds. It also takes insects and young are largely fed on them.
It is a strict ground dweller and never perches on trees. The breeding season
is from March to July. The nest a small hole dug on open ground lined with
grass sometime with decorated environs with small stones, lumps of clay etc.
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark female is very much like to Female House Sparrow but grayer.
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