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Montecincla
''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 India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ..., generally above 1,200m elevation. Species The genus contains the following species: * Nilgiri laughingthrush, ''Montecincla cachinnans'' * Palani laughingthrush, ''Montecincla fairbanki'' * Banasura laughingthrush, ''Montecincla jerdoni'' * Ashambu laughingthrush, ''Montecincla meridionalis'' The four species are found on the tops of mountain ranges separated by deep valleys and are thought to have speciated during global warming. The two pairs separated by the Palghat Gap are estimated to have diverged more than 5 million year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banasura Laughingthrush
The Banasura laughingthrush (''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. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-chinned laughingthrush. Taxonomy 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 reorganization, the species, along with the Palani laughingthrush and the Ashambu laughingthrush, was placed in the genus ''Montecincla'', in which it remains today. The Banasura laughingthrush was formerly treated as conspecific with the Nilgiri laughingthrush, and was known as the black-chinned laughingthrush. However, phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Banasura and Nilgiri laughingthrushes were better treated as dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palani Laughingthrush
The Palani laughingthrush (''Montecincla fairbanki'') is a species of laughingthrush endemic to the hills of the Western Ghats south of the Palghat Gap in Southern India. Found in the high montane forests, this grey bibbed, rufous bellied bird with a prominent dark eyestripe and broad white brow was grouped along with the grey-breasted subspecies of the black-chinned laughingthrush and known as the grey-breasted laughingthrush. This species is found in the Palni Hills while another closely related form, the Ashambu laughingthrush (''Montecincla meridionalis'') with a shorter white brow is found in the high hills south of the Achankovil Gap and was treated as a subspecies. The two forms were together treated under the name of Kerala laughingthrush. Description This species has a dark grey-brown crown and narrow dark grey eyestripe with a broad white supercilium above it. This supercilium extends behind the eye in this species but stops above the eye in the closely related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montecincla
''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 India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ..., generally above 1,200m elevation. Species The genus contains the following species: * Nilgiri laughingthrush, ''Montecincla cachinnans'' * Palani laughingthrush, ''Montecincla fairbanki'' * Banasura laughingthrush, ''Montecincla jerdoni'' * Ashambu laughingthrush, ''Montecincla meridionalis'' The four species are found on the tops of mountain ranges separated by deep valleys and are thought to have speciated during global warming. The two pairs separated by the Palghat Gap are estimated to have diverged more than 5 million year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilgiri Laughingthrush
The Nilgiri laughingthrush (''Montecincla cachinnans'') is a species of laughingthrush endemic to the high elevation areas of the Nilgiri mountains, 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 Taxonomy (biology), 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 (earlier called the black-chinned laughingthrush or rufous-breasted laughingthrush) and ''jerdoni'' (which is now treated as a full species, the Banasura laughingthrush) 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 ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
