Nilgiri Laughingthrush
Montecincla cachinnans
IUCN: Near Threatened
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Montecincla
- eBird Code
- bkclau2
Taxonomy Changes
Trochalopteron cachinnans → Montecincla cachinnans
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Distribution
southwestern peninsular India (Nilgiri Hills in western Tamil Nadu)
Vocalizations
Ashwin A · CC_BY_4_0
Ashwin A · CC_BY_4_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.