Unknown call/sound from Philippines (1 Viewer)

[PH_ref123]

Hi good people!

I hear this bird sound almost every dusk, here on the Negros Island in the Philippines.
BirdNET gives 35% probability for black-crested timouse. When searching on YouTube I only find shorter callings, although some are quite similar to the one I've recorded.
Can anyone confirm, or tell me the name of the correct bird?

Thank you

Best Regards,
Bill

 

[johnallcock]

It won't be Black-crested Titmouse, which is a North American species.
Try checking Rufous-lored Kingfisher, which has a similar song and I remember singing mostly at dawn when I've heard it. It's quite a rare species, found only in the southern Philippines, so you are lucky if it occurs nearby.

XC92710 Winchell's Kingfisher (Todiramphus winchelli)

xeno-canto.org

ML217101371 - Rufous-lored Kingfisher - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML217101371; © Nick Athanas; Agusan del Sur, Philippines

macaulaylibrary.org

Collared Kingfisher may be another possibility, which is common in the Philippines but the song seems a little but harsher to me, and with fewer notes (at least on recordings).

XC896209 Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

xeno-canto.org

XC181238 Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

xeno-canto.org

 

[PH_ref123]

John,

Thanks a lot. It seems for sure to be the Rufous-lored Kingfisher.
Many of these audio clips (in addition to your links) also have an almost identical sound: Rufous-lored Kingfisher - Todiramphus winchelli - Media Search - Macaulay Library and eBird


Best Regards
Bill