Ashambu Laughingthrush
Montecincla meridionalis
The Ashambu laughingthrush or Travancore laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in the Western Ghats in southern Kerala and southern Tamil Nadu. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the grey-breasted laughingthrush. It is closely related to the Palani laughingthrush and can be differentiated from it by its very short white brow that stops before the eye.
- Scientific name
- Montecincla meridionalis
- Family
- Laughingthrushes and Allies
- IUCN status
- VU