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Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush

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:
  E39255D9BB366F69

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E39255D9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E39255D9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916108


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Geographic range:

  • Montecincla cachinnans: southwestern peninsular India (Nilgiri Hills in western Tamil Nadu)
English:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush
Catalan:
xerraire de barbeta negra
Czech:
sojkovec nilgirský
Danish:
Nilgiriskadedrossel
German:
Zimtbrusthäherling
Spanish:
Charlatán de Los Nilgiris
Spanish (Spain):
Charlatán de los Nilgiris
Finnish:
keralannauruli
French:
Garrulaxe des Nilgiri
Croatian:
crvenooki drozić
Hungarian:
nilgiri álszajkó
Italian:
Garrulo sghignazzante pettorossiccio
Japanese (romaji):
nirugirigabichou
Japanese:
ニルギリガビチョウ
Lithuanian:
nilgirinis garulaksas kvatoklis
Dutch:
Nilgirilijstergaai
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nilgirilattertrast
Norwegian:
Nilgirilattertrost
Polish:
malabarosójkownik rdzawouchy
Portuguese:
zaragateiro-dos-nilguiri
Portuguese (Portugal):
charlatão-dos-nilgiris
Russian:
Чернобородая кустарница
Slovak:
timáliovec hájový
Swedish:
Nilgirifnittertrast
Ukrainian:
чагарниця нільгирійська
Chinese:
灰颈噪鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頸噪鶥 


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Nilgiri Chilappan ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Nilgiri Chilappan ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Nilgiri Chilappan ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Nilgiri Chilappan ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Nilgiri Chilappan ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Nilgiri Chilappan ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Nilgiri Chilappan ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Garrulaxe des Nilgiri ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Garrulaxe des Nilgiri ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
Clements, version 2016:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
Clements, version 2017:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Brahmagiri) ( Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Brahmagiri) ( Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Nilgiri) ( Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Nilgiri) ( Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Nilgiri White-breasted Laughing Thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Nilgiri White-breasted Laughing Thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Strophocincla cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Strophocincla cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Trochalopteron cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Montecincla cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Montecincla cachinnans) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Nilgiri Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Nilgiri Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Garrulax cachinnans cachinnans [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Garrulax cachinnans cachinnans [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush ( Garrulax cachinnans) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Garrulax cachinnans [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Montecincla cachinnans, M. jerdoni, M. meridionalis or M. fairbanki (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: xerraire de barbeta negra
Czech: Sojkovec nilgirský
Danish: Nilgiriskadedrossel
German: Zimtbrusthäherling, Zimtbrust-Häherling
English: Black-chinned Laughingthrush, Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Brahmagiri), Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Nilgiri), Nilgiri Chilappan, Nilgiri Laughingthrush, Nilgiri Laughing-thrush, Nilgiri White-breasted Laughing Thru, Nilgiri White-breasted Laughing Thrush, Rufous breasted Laughingthrush, Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush
English, HBW: Nilgiri Laughingthrush
English (India): Nilgiri Laughingthrush (Nilgiri Chilappan)
English (IOC): Nilgiri Laughingthrush
English (United States): Nilgiri Laughingthrush
Spanish: Charlatán de los Nilgiri, Charlatán de Los Nilgiris, Tordo Jocoso Nilgiri
Spanish (Spain): Charlatán de los Nilgiris
Spanish (HBW): Nilgiri Laughingthrush
Finnish: keralannauruli, Madrasinnaurutimali
French: Chilappan des Nilgiri, Garrulax cannelle, Garrulaxe des Nilgiri, Garrulaxe des Nilgiri (nominal)
Croatian: crvenooki drozić
Hungarian: nilgiri álszajkó
Italian: Garrulo schiamazzante del Nilgiri, Garrulo sghignazzante pettorossiccio
Japanese (romaji): nirugirigabichou, nirugirigabichou (cachinnans)
Japanese: ニルギリガビチョウ, ニルギリガビチョウ (cachinnans)
Scientific: C[rateropus] cachinnaus [sic], Crat[eropus], Delessertii, Crateropus delesserti, Crateropus Delessertii, Crateropus lafresnayii, Garrulax cachinnans, Garrulax cachinnans cachinnans, Montecincla cachinnans, Montecincla cachinnans cachinnans, Pterocyclus cachinnans, Strophocincla cachinnans, Strophocincla cachinnans cachinnans, Trochalopteron cachinnans, Trochalopteron cachinnans cachinnans, Trochalopterum cinnamomeum
Lithuanian: Nilgirinis garulaksas, nilgirinis garulaksas kvatoklis
Malayalam: നീലഗിരി ചിലുചിലുപ്പൻ
Dutch: Nilgirilijstergaai, Nilgiri-lijstergaai, Nilgirilijstergaai (cachinnans)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nilgirilattertrast
Norwegian: Nilgirilattertrost, Svarthakelattertrost
Polish: malabarosójkownik rdzawouchy, sójkowiec rdzawouchy
Portuguese: zaragateiro-dos-nilguiri
Portuguese (Portugal): charlatão-dos-nilgiris
Russian: Коричневогрудая кустарница, Чернобородая кустарница
Slovak: timáliovec hájový
Swedish: Nilgirifnittertrast
Tamil: Nilagiri Chirippan
Turkish: Nilgiri gevezeardıcı
Ukrainian: чагарниця нільгирійська, Чагарниця нільгірійська
Chinese: 灰颈噪鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頸噪鶥 

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