Banasura Laughingthrush (Montecincla jerdoni)
About the Banasura Laughingthrush
The Banasura laughingthrush or Banasura chilappan (Montecincla jerdoni) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in shola habitat in a small section of the Western Ghats in southwestern Karnataka and northern Kerala, India. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-chinned laughingthrush. The Banasura laughingthrush was described by zoologist Edward Blyth in 1851, based on a type specimen collected at Banasura Hill in modern-day Kerala by Thomas Jerdon. Blyth originally placed it in the genus Garrulax. After a period of taxonomic reorganisation, the species, along with the Palani laughingthrush and the Ashambu laughingthrush, were placed in the genus Montecincla, in which it remains.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 3 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in India in the xeno-canto catalogue.