South Indian Laughingthrushes
Montecincla
Montecincla is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae. All four species in this genus are endemic to “sky islands” in the Western Ghats mountain range of southwestern India, generally above 1,200m elevation.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Palani Laughingthrush
speciesMontecincla fairbanki
Nilgiri Laughingthrush
speciesMontecincla cachinnans
Banasura Laughingthrush
speciesMontecincla jerdoni
Ashambu Laughingthrush
speciesMontecincla meridionalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 558410.