Very common breeding resident of gardens,
cultivations and scrublands of all zones. It avoids deep forests. Oriental Magpie Robin feeds mainly
on insect, hopping on the ground solitary or in pairs. But vegetable foods such
as rice, bread and etc thrown out of the houses are also taken. It is active
even after dusk and territorial call of the male can be heard again before sunrise often
uttered from a top of tall tree or a lamppost. Fierce combats between males
occur occasionally. Main breeding season is from March to September and the
nest is a mass of grasses in a tree hole.
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