Grey-necked Bunting

The grey-necked bunting has a long pink bill and is greyish above. The male has a distinctive white eye-ring that stands out against the grey hood, whitish-pink chin and throat bordered by grey malar stripes, and pinkish-brown underparts. The female is duller, though the moustachial stripe can look more noticeable. The outer tail feathers are whitish. Edward Blyth described the species from a drawing by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, after whom it is named. (Wikipedia, general species account)

It breeds across a wide range from the Caspian Sea to the Altai Mountains in Central Asia and winters in parts of southern Asia. Like other buntings it is found in small flocks. The species has also been called the grey-hooded bunting, a name also used for the chestnut-eared bunting. (Wikipedia, general species account)