These small migratory storks gather in large numbers on the edges of small fires, waiting for insects that flee from the fire, and around huge swarms of locusts, catching these grasshoppers voraciously.

It enjoys the protection and protection of many people who consider it a sign of good luck for arriving with the rains or for destroying the locusts that would otherwise devour their crops. For this reason, it nests without fear in towns, on the roofs of houses and sometimes even encouraged by the inhabitants themselves.

It nests colonially in cliffs, trees or agricultural environments. The male takes possession of an old nest that is usually a platform of sticks. The females approach until she chooses one, they lay two to three eggs and the chicks begin to fly after two months.