This grassland bird often remains hidden in cover. A Kerala sighting describes a fulvous-brown back with bold streaks, while a study in Nepal recorded it in riverine grasslands.
The Kerala field account describes a fulvous-brown bird with bold back streaks, a pale eyebrow, a whitish throat and upper abdomen, and white and black crossbars on the tail.
The species was recorded in grasslands on the Rapti River floodplain in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The study treated grassland dominated by Kans grass (Saccharum spontaneum) as suitable habitat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.