Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Asian), Tajikistan (B), Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
Unknown to Afghanistan (B).
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).
Himalayan Rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis) [XC477773]
by Andrew Spencer from Almaty, Karasay District, Almat\u0131 obl\u0131s\u0131, Kazakhstan (song)
Himalayan Rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis) [XC547639]
by Andrew Spencer from Lokat Bangus (Little Bangus Valley), Jammu and Kashmir, India (song)
Subspecies
Sometimes placed in genus Erithacus. Vocalizations very similar to those of Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope). Subspecies tschebaiewi appears intermediate between nominate subspecies and Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope), suggesting that a single species may be involved. Geographical variation somewhat clinal.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
ballioni (Severtsov, 1873) - Tien Shan south to southern Tadjikistan (Pamir range) and north-eastern Afghanistan. Non-breeding southern Asia.
pectoralis (Gould, 1837) - South-eastern Afghanistan and north-western Himalayas east to central Nepal.
confusa (Hartert, 1910) - Eastern Nepal and Sikkim.
tschebaiewi (Przevalski, 1876) - Northern Kashmir, south, eastern and north-eastern Tibetan Plateau, central China (northern and north-western Sichuan, north-western Yunnan) and northern Myanmar. Non-breeding north-eastern India. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Chinese Rubythroat (Calliope tschebaiewi).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet