In Hong Kong it is recorded mainly as an autumn passage migrant, with fewer spring records. The Hong Kong avifauna says it prefers closed-canopy woodland. Males in breeding plumage grow long central tail feathers.
In breeding plumage, the male's central tail feathers can extend up to about 30 cm beyond the rest of the tail. Females lack these elongated central feathers.
In Hong Kong it is a passage migrant that prefers closed-canopy woodland. Records are fairly common in autumn and scarcer in spring.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.