Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Singapore (E) (B), Thailand (B).
Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim), south-western and southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Riau Archipelago, Lingga Archipelago, Sumatra (including Banyak Is, Batu Is), Bangka I, Belitung I, northern Natuna Is and Borneo (including Pulau Laut, off southern coast).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) [XC440137]
by nick talbot from Hala Bala WLS, Waeng, Narathiwat, Thailand (call)
Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) [XC68284]
by Frank Lambert from Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia (song)
Nest
Bulky, with a side entrance, composed of grasses and twigs, suspended from a branch about 5 - 18 m above the ground, usually located near a bee's nest.
Subspecies
Birds from Banyak Is (off north-western Sumatra) described as subspecies mecistus and those from western Borneo (Saribas District of Sarawak) as subspecies kalamantan. However, there is considerable individual variation among all populations, which makes recognition of any geographical subspecies hardly tenable.