Wednesday, November 29, 2023

PIED BUSHCHAT

 

Photographed on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

(*  868)            PIED BUSHCHAT               Saxicola caprata

CAMBODIA                     51

Found from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey.








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