Nicknamed "the garbageman," it is most frequently active in dry fields and in the vicinity of forest clearings on hills near the coast. It feeds on dead fish and rotting meat, or else on insects or very small animals.
有「清道伕」外號的它們，較常在旱田及附近有森林披覆的丘陵邊海岸活動，捕捉魚屍腐肉，或小昆蟲、小動物等。