hypocolius

Seen At Wadi Hanifah Riyadh

Winter visitor, looks like shrike and very shy birds.. generally remain in groups and in pair.

finally i got the male today ... there were about 10 of them. but very hard to photograph, they hide inside trees. took me 4 hours to get this shot ... my car got stuck in the mud, had to leave it overnight ... but was worth it :)

We call it the "Reed bulbul" breeds in Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, occasional in Turkey, Israel and Egypt. In Kuwait it's a Common passage migrant. Scarce winter visitor. this is the female .. males have black patch on side of head.