This laughingthrush lives in moist forests on Sumatra and Borneo and is often seen in small groups.
It has a grey head, black face, chestnut back and wings, and pale blue bare skin around the eyes. The sexes are similar.
It eats insects, fruit, and seeds, and may forage in groups of up to about 12 with other species.
It gives loud whistles and cat-like mewing calls.
It builds a cup nest of plant fibres.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.