The rufous shrikethrush (Colluricincla rufogaster) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.

This species was formerly considered a conspecific member of the little shrikethrush complex.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

During a study of toxicity in birds, two specimens of this species were tested.

One of these specimens contained traces of batrachotoxins (BTXs) similar to those found in the secretions of Central and South American poison dart frogs.