This medium-sized laughingthrush is found in Taiwan. The museum account describes it in thickets and broadleaf woodland, where it takes insects, seeds, and fruit.
It is gray-brown with dark streaks running from the crown toward the nape. The eye is pale brown, and the bill and legs are yellow-brown.
It is often seen in pairs and moves through dense trees or shrubs, feeding on insects, seeds, and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.