 This bird is found typically at altitudes between in the undergrowth and thickets of ravines, forest edge, and other semi-open woodland including second growth and large gardens.The nest, built by the female, is a massive bowl of stems, twigs and other plant material constructed on the ground or less than up, and hidden amongst banana plants, orchids or similar cover.The female lays two brown-blotched white eggs, which she incubates for 12–14 days.