The rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is found in ******. It formerly included the buffy laughingthrush of mainland China as a subspecies. Compared to the rusty laughingthrush, the buffy laughingthrush has paler grey underparts, more contrasting rufous wings, broader white tips to the tail, and distinct black lores.