Striated Laughingthrush
Garrulax striatus
Nepali Name: कल्की तोरीगाँडा Kalki Torigaada
Dhaap (Shivapuri-Nagarjung National Park), Sindhupalchok, Nepal. ~2100m. 2 January, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Notes:
1. Like other laughingthrushes these are the bandits of Himalaya forests, terrorizing the forests with their cacophonous call and huge gangs.
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