ABUNDANCE Uncommon in general but locally abundant.
HABITAT Exclusively open spaces like pastureland and grassland, cropland or treeless hilltops with scrub.
SEASONAL BEHAVIOUR Wintering birds arrive in October and leave in March-April.
DISTRIBUTION Seen in all four provinces, with the highest numbers in the plains of Guadalcanal, the biggest stretches of pastureland (e.g. around La Carolina) and campiña of Guadalquivir valley.