Comprehensive DescriptionRead full entry BiologyOccurs in swamps
and floodplain habitats, especially enriched pans and well-
vegetated shallow littoral margins of drainage rivers. Feeds on
detritus, soft plants and insect larvae. Males establish a
territory and attract a ripe female to form a pair bond. Females
construct a saucer-shaped nest in which eggs are laid and
fertilized then tended mainly by the female while the male
guards the territory (Ref. 7248).