This laughingthrush uses forest understory and bamboo in parts of mainland Southeast Asia. It is dark brown, with black spots on a pale throat and breast and a white line behind the eye. It forages near the ground.
It is about 26 cm long. The dark-brown body has a buff throat and breast marked with dark spots, and a white stripe runs behind the eye.
It occurs in evergreen broadleaf understory, bamboo and dense secondary growth. It is shy and forages on the ground alone or in small groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.