The Brown Prinia uses dry grassland and scrubby growth at forest edges. It searches for insects and larvae close to the ground.
It has a strong bill and a graduated tail, with the tail feathers forming a stepped outline.
It forages for insects and their larvae near or on the ground in dry scrubby grassland and forest-edge undergrowth. It is usually seen alone or in pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.