Montecincla

Genus of birds

Montecincla

Nilgiri laughingthrush, (Montecincla cachinnans)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Leiothrichidae
Genus:  | Montecincla
Robin et al., 2017
Species

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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.[1]

## Species[edit]

The genus contains the following species:[2]

* Nilgiri laughingthrush, Montecincla cachinnans
* Palani laughingthrush, Montecincla fairbanki
* Banasura laughingthrush, Montecincla jerdoni
* Ashambu laughingthrush, Montecincla meridionalis

## References[edit]

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1. ^ Robin, V.V.; Vishnudas, C.K.; Gupta, P.; Rheindt, F.E.; Hooper, D.M.; Ramakrishnan, U.; Reddy, S. (2017). "Two new genera of songbirds represent endemic radiations from the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats, India". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (31): 1–14. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0882-6.
2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q29510058
* Avibase: 1710C2412F53CF0B
* GBIF: 9554977
* iNaturalist: 558410
* NCBI: 1960640

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