Eastern Himalayas, unknown bird call (not the Barbet in the background). Near Kalimpong, WB India (1 Viewer)

[beaneater]

Hello everyone! Would appreciate some help IDing this bird call my mother sent me, sounds very goose-like to me although there aren't any water bodies nearby.
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[johnallcock]

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo I think. The pacing and pitch fit that species well. The song usually has a more pure tone but I have heard them with strained notes like this, like they have a sore throat. Maybe it happens more in young birds that need more practice

Here's a couple that are also slightly off-pitch:

ML627781063 - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML627781063; © u7 Liao; Lienchiang County, Taiwan

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ML619831426 - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML619831426; © chatchalai siasakul; Lop Buri, Thailand

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And this one gets the first note a bit wrong before settling into the usual song:

ML635089013 - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML635089013; © Y-Lin Qiu; Lienchiang County, Taiwan

macaulaylibrary.org

 

[beaneater]

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo I think. The pacing and pitch fit that species well. The song usually has a more pure tone but I have heard them with strained notes like this, like they have a sore throat. Maybe it happens more in young birds that need more practice

Here's a couple that are also slightly off-pitch:

ML627781063 - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML627781063; © u7 Liao; Lienchiang County, Taiwan

macaulaylibrary.org

ML619831426 - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML619831426; © chatchalai siasakul; Lop Buri, Thailand

macaulaylibrary.org

And this one gets the first note a bit wrong before settling into the usual song:

ML635089013 - Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML635089013; © Y-Lin Qiu; Lienchiang County, Taiwan

macaulaylibrary.org

Thank you very much!