The Grey-throated Babbler lives in the lower growth of Southeast Asian forests. White streaks mark its dark crown, and throat color varies among regional subspecies.
Its crown is dark with white streaks. The throat ranges from dark to whitish among subspecies.
It uses evergreen broadleaf forest, secondary growth, bamboo, and edges, feeding mainly on insects. Outside the breeding season it may forage in small groups in low vegetation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.