Himalayas from north-eastern Pakistan (Murree) east, south of the Pir Panjal, to Nepal and northern India (Darjeeling). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Northern Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes).
 
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Northern Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes).