The Buffy Laughingthrush occurs in southeastern China, where it uses broadleaf evergreen and bamboo forests as well as plantations. Its head to breast is ochre-brown, with black lores and chin and blue bare skin around the eyes.
The head, back, and breast are pale ochre-brown, with black lores and chin. The wings and tail are more rufous, the belly is light grey-white, and bare skin around the eyes is dark blue.
It uses broadleaf evergreen forests, bamboo forests, and plantations.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.