Abstract: The breeding habitats of the Nilgiri laughing Thrush were studied in southern India between 1982 and 1984. Of the sixty-two nest studied, 56 were built in indigenous and the remaining in exotic plants. Twenty four nests were built at a 1-2 metre above the ground. The birds destroy the nest after the nestlings leave the nest or if the eggs or nestlings are preyed upon. The clutch of two was laid between January and April. Both sexes incubate. Incubation period was 16-17 days and average nestling weight 4 g at hatching. Both parents swallow the faecal sacs. The average nestling period was 16.5 days. The breeding success for 1983 and 1984 was 64% and 56% respectively.