In Keoladeo Ghana National Park nesting may begin within a week after the start of the rainy season. Territory is well defined. The pairs remained in the same area throughout the year, except in summer. However, during non-breeding season they cover larger areas for foraging. The breeding territory ranges from 0.068 km2 to 1 km2. Usually the nest built in one corner of the territory. Most of the territories had two zones, a shallow area where the parent bird bed and a deeper zone in the immediate vicinity of the nest where the adult never went for feeding during incubation