 The species is found at low elevations in semi @-@ arid to humid areas in habitats ranging from scrubland and abandoned farmland to wood edge . It prefers areas with dense thickets , scrub or understory , and is uncommon in taller forest where the vegetation beneath the canopy is more open . Although it is largely sedentary , there may be some localized seasonal movements away from the drier northern parts of the Yucatán Peninsula in late summer to early winter . 
