Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus treacheri
The chestnut-hooded laughingthrush is 22–24 cm (8.7–9.4 in) long, with both sexes having similar appearances. In the nominate subspecies, the chin, lores (area between the eyes and nostrils), supercilium (line above the eye), feathers around the nostrils, and the area around the base of the bill are chestnut brown. The forehead, front of the crown (top of the head), and the area from the eyes down to the chin are darker, with some greyish-white feathering on the crown. The throat, breast, and upper belly are dull yellowish-brown with a greyish tinge and dull yellowish-brown streaking. Voice: The song of the chestnut-hooded laughingthrush is a fluty, high-pitched chu-wu, chwi-wi-wi-wi-wiee-wiu-wu with rather clicky starting notes or a rising and falling wiu-wu-wu-wi-wi-wee-wu. It also makes an even-pitched series of up to 12 wi notes, a wu-tuwu-tuwu, or a ri'-ri'-ri, all of which are punctuated with a to-we-oh to-we-oh.
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Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus ruficollis
The rufous-necked laughingthrush is actually not a thrush but a species of babbler, it is roughly 22–27 centimetres (8.7–10.6 in) in length and weighs anywhere between 51–73 grams (1.8–2.6 oz). The rufous-necked laughingthrush as its name implies has a rustic color around its neck. overall the bird is grey with a black face and its rufous neck. Due to the fact that they are non migratory birds this means that they molt very slowly which means that they look the same as young birds than as older birds. Voice: The vocalization of this laughingthrush is a series of small chirps that ramble in out of order note calls which resemble mocking bird calls that simulate some babbling or laughing as the name describes. Its quick whip calls are easily recognizable especially in larger flocks of feeding groups.
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