Family: Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes and allies)

Authority: (Jerdon, 1839)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very restricted range in the Western Ghats of southern India. While this puts the species at an elevated risk, it occurs in modified scrubby habitats and is probably declining only slowly. It is therefore listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Country endemic: yes