Afghanistan (P), Bangladesh (NB), Bhutan (NB), Cambodia (NB), China (mainland) (B) (NB), India (NB), Japan (B), Kazakhstan (B), Laos (NB), Malaysia (NB), Mongolia (B), Myanmar (NB), Nepal (NB), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Tajikistan, Thailand (NB), Uzbekistan, Vietnam (NB).
Vagrant to Brunei Darussalam, Philippines.
Breeds from eastern European Russia east to eastern Siberia (to Kamchatka), south to northern Mongolia and Amurland. Non-breeding mainly from southern Nepal east to north-eastern India, Bangladesh, south-eastern Asia and south-eastern China.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) [XC88408]
by vir joshi from Prey Srorng Community Forest, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia (?)
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) [XC892089]
by \u5c0f\u83dc\u9e1f from Yan Nawa (near Bangkok), Sathon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Ficedula parva (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) and Red-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) following Svensson et al. (2005).