Banasura laughingthrush
| Banasura laughingthrush | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Montecincla |
| Species: | M. jerdoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Montecincla jerdoni (Blyth, 1851) | |
Banasura laughingthrush | |
| Synonyms | |
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Montecincla cachinnans jerdoni | |
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.