Bird call in Eastern Himalayas, India. (1 Viewer)

[beaneater]

I've heard this bird call about twice in the morning and BirdNet wasn't able to identify it. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated! Sorry for the bad quality!
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[HouseCrow]

It reminds me very much of Chinese Bamboo Partridge, but that is not it. I tried a few similar loudmouth partridges, no luck sofar.
Can you give a province/state name? That makes searching a tad easier

cheers
Gerben

 

[beaneater]

It reminds me very much of Chinese Bamboo Partridge, but that is not it. I tried a few similar loudmouth partridges, no luck sofar.
Can you give a province/state name? That makes searching a tad easier

cheers
Gerben

Sure! Its Kalimpong district in West Bengal, near the border with Sikkim and Bhutan.

 

[Xenospiza]

It's a laugingthrush; it sounds a lot like White-crested although Kalimpong may be a bit too high up?

 

[beaneater]

It's a laugingthrush; it sounds a lot like White-crested although Kalimpong may be a bit too high up?

Could be... there are a couple of flocks of White-crested laughing thrushes that frequent the area but I've never heard this call from them. Also this bird seems to be solitary, it calls for a few minutes and moves away.

 

[HouseCrow]

ah...of course... I ended up mixing up these two noisy families in Japan too.

thanks for the more precise location and pardon my not pinning the ID.

cheers,
G

 

[beaneater]

ah...of course... I ended up mixing up these two noisy families in Japan too.

thanks for the more precise location and pardon my not pinning the ID

cheers,
G

No worries!

 

[James Eaton]

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush - always a joy to hear!

James

 

[beaneater]

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush - always a joy to hear!

James

Thanks a lot! Do they mix up their calls a out or is this call fairly standard for them?

 

[James Eaton]

Thanks a lot! Do they mix up their calls a out or is this call fairly standard for them?

They have a wide repertoire, though generally a few key notes in most phrases, especially because they are also wonderful mimics. In addition, Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush sound extremely similar (with quite a bit of overlap).