Montecincla [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionalis] (Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale])

Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale]

Montecincla [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionalis] (= Montecincla cachinnans) (Jerdon, TC 1839)

The Nilgiri laughingthrush is a species of laughingthrush endemic to the high elevation areas of the Nilgiris and adjoining hill ranges in Peninsular India. The mostly rufous underparts, olive brown upperparts, a prominent white eyebrow and a black throat make it unmistakable. It is easily detected by its loud series of nasal call notes and can be hard to spot when it is hidden away inside a patch of dense vegetation. The species has a confusing taxonomic history, leading to a range of names. In the past the species was considered to have two subspecies, the nominate form in the Nilgiris and jerdoni with a grey upper breast and found in the Brahmagiris of Coorg and Banasura range of Wayanad. They are omnivorous, feeding on a range of insects, berries and nectar. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Leiothrichidae
Genus:
   Montecincla
Scientific:
  Montecincla cachinnans

Original description

Citation:
(Jerdon, TC 1839)

Reference:
Madras J. Lit. Sci. 10, no.25 p.255 pl.7

Protonym:
C[rateropus] cachinnans

Type locality:
Nilgiri Hills.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/176770#page/281/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
875F941A43EF83DC

Avibase ID:
avibase-875F941A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/875F941A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916108

English:
Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale]
French:
Garrulaxe des Nilgiri ou G. de Jerdon

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale] ( Montecincla [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale] ( Montecincla [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale] ( Montecincla [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale] ( Montecincla [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Garrulax [cachinnans or jerdoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Garrulax [cachinnans or jerdoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron [cachinnans or jerdoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron [cachinnans or jerdoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron [cachinnans or jerdoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale] ( Trochalopteron [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionale])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale] ( Trochalopteron [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionale])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-chinned or Grey-breasted Laughingthrush [excl. meridionale] ( Montecincla [cachinnans or jerdoni, excl. meridionalis])
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
Clements, version 2015: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
Clements, version 2016: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
eBird version 2015: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
eBird version 2016: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-chinned Laughing-thrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-chinned Laughing-thrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Strophocincla cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-chinned Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Trochalopteron cachinnans [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Montecincla cachinnans, M. jerdoni, M. meridionalis or M. fairbanki

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