Afghanistan, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B) (NB), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Asian), Tajikistan (B), Turkmenistan (B), Uzbekistan.
Vagrant to Russia (Central Asian).
South-eastern Kazakhstan south to Kashmir and east through north-western China, Tibet and north-eastern India to east-central and north-eastern China. Occurs mainly in major mountain systems of central Asia, from Dzhungar Alatau south through Tien Shan, Pamir-Alay system, Hindu Kush and Karakoram to Himalayas, and east through Xinjiang, Kunlun Shan, Tibet-Qinghai Plateau, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh to south-western Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi and Sichuan; main wintering range extends slightly further south of Himalayas.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet