This laughingthrush occurs in southern Laos and Vietnam and adjacent eastern Cambodia. It uses moist forest and often forages near the ground in flocks.
It has a slaty-grey crown, rufescent-brown upperparts, a black mask, white sides to the throat and lower ear-coverts, and pale buff underparts.
It uses moist lowland and montane forest, secondary growth, and sometimes grass or scrub. It forages on or near the ground, often in groups or mixed flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.