China (mainland), Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, Russia (Asian), South Korea, Taiwan (China).
Vagrant to Netherlands Antilles, Russia (Central Asian), Ukraine, United Kingdom.
Breeds in eastern Siberia from Irkutsk, R Nizhnyaya Tunguska and Bratsk east to R Vilyuy and Yakutsk, south to Chamar Daban range (south of L Baikal) and Stanovoy Mts. Winters in southern and eastern China.
 
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).
Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) [XC485797]
by Stanislas Wroza from Road to Teplie Ozera, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation (flight call)
Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) [XC485199]
by Stanislas Wroza from Slyudyansky District, Irkutskaya oblast, Russian Federation (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Sometimes placed in a separate genus, Ocyris. Recent phylogenetic study suggests that this species may form part of a clade with Tristram's Bunting (Emberiza tristrami), with Grey Bunting (Emberiza variabilis) as sister-species.