This common weaver occurs in a range of open country, especially tall grassland and often near water.

Tallgrass prairies are tall grasslands in areas of higher rainfall.

The preferred habitat is tall grassland and savanna, often near bodies of water.

The areas of tall grasslands, which in particular have been much reduced for farmland, are of special conservation importance.

Rainfall increases further south in the Sudan, a belt of taller grasslands and savannas.

In the tall grassland, between the mountain and the jungle wall, a lion roared.

It is confined to the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas.

The Northern tall grasslands have a humid continental climate with moderate precipitation, usually between 450-700mm.

It does, however, migrate into tall grassland and dense woodland.

The long legs are probably an adaptation to the tall grasslands of its native habitat.