White eared bulbul : one of the common resident birds in wide range of Iraq, spread from the south to the north but in a few numbers in the northern region this bulbul have a lovely shape having a large white cheek-patch with guiltless eyes, it voice is lively bubbling jumble of notes with simple repetitive tune . its threaten by hunt and arrest, most hunters capture the chicks from the nests and sell it in the popular animal markets that is called (suq) like suq Al-gazzill in Baghdad every year we see thousands of this bird in the cages there is no rules prevent these hunters, most birds of this species stay in cages to a few years until die, so it can't mating or breeding and most time stay alone it's so hard life . This picture show two juveniles of white eared bulbul waiting their parents to bring food