[2] It is omnivorous and appears to be an opportunistic feeder, taking advantage of seasonal increases in prey.

[2] It forages in the leaf-litter, gleaning items—such as skink Emoia cyanura eggs—from the undersides of fallen leaves, large nematodes, beetles, moths, spiders, dead caterpillars, land snails and small insects.

[2] The breeding season is long, extending from late July to mid February (double broods are not uncommon) and clutch-size is 2–3.

[2] Helpers may provide extraparental care, such as defending eggs and chicks from crabs and rats.

[2] The population of the species was severely affected by a failed rodent eradication campaign on Henderson in 2011, but had returned to pre-eradication levels by 2015.