Yushan National Park
The species occurs at elevations between above sea level, but typically above 2000 m, in tall grass, forest undergrowth, thickets, and forest edge scrub. It can enter open areas by roadsides and in forest clearings. In the Yushan National Park, it was more abundant in mixed coniferous forest than in grassland, pine woodland, or spruce forest; along with Taiwan fulvetta ("Fulvetta formosana") and Taiwan yuhina ("Yuhina brunneiceps"), it was a dominant species in that habitat. It is a ground omnivore.