FOUND!

A month ago I posted about our recent trip to the Zoo.  I had been smitten by a particular bird in the aviary.  This guy:

We had been unable to find him on any of the ID cards and were rather frustrated.  He and his compatriots were delightful.  They have a lovely song and weren't shy singing it.

I came home and did some on-line research and came up with....nothing.  The only results I could get from my image searches were birds that looked nothing like our little dude. Google, my faith in you has been shaken!

I started typing in descriptions, hoping to luck into a good result and.... it worked!

May I present  Garrulax Leucolophus, the White-crested Laughingthrush!

how are ya how are ya how are ya?

These birds are native to Southeast Asia, from the Himalayan foothills of India to Vietnam and Singapore.  They are a very gregarious and vocal species and have even been know to hit up random passers-by for a snack.

And now we all know.  What a relief!

You should go to the wiki page linked above.  It has an audio file of the Laughingthrush's song.  I think you'll be as charmed as we.