A resident bird locally common in paddy
fields, scrub and marsh lands from lowland to lower hills while commoner in the dry zone. Its food mainly consists of insects and spends
its time mostly on hopping actively among grass stems solitarily or as pairs in
search of them. It breeds probably throughout the year and nest a deep cup of
grasses place in grass-tussock or low bush often few feets above the ground (or
water since usually it is situated in a swamp).
