Nest
Bulky, domed, composed of spinifex stems, grass and leaves, loosley woven, lined with finer grass, placed in the top of a spinifex clump.
Eggs (Guide)
2 or 3; rather lustrous, pale pink, sparingly speckled and blotched with red, brown and mauve, often indistinct zone at the larger end; rounded-oval; about 20 x 16 mm. Incubation: by female.
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BirdLife International Species Factsheet