Species profile
Ashambu Chilappan
Montecincla meridionalis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are sw India (Western Ghats in s Kerala and adjacent s Tamil Nadu).
- Scientific name
- Montecincla meridionalis
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Montecincla
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Ashambu Chilappan in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Leiothrichidae
- Afghan Babbler (Turdoides huttoni)
- Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps)
- Arrow-marked Babbler (Turdoides jardineii)
- Ashambu Laughingthrush (Montecincla meridionale)
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush (Garrulax cinereifrons)
- Assam Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron chrysopterum)
- Bare-cheeked Babbler (Turdoides gymnogenys)
- Bare-headed Laughingthrush (Garrulax calvus)