Eastern European Russia (Ural Mts) east to north-central Siberia, south to Tarbagatay Mts and north-western Mongolia. Non-breeding south-western and southern Asia.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).
Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis) [XC431148]
by Albert Lastukhin from Purovsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation (alarm call)
Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis) [XC527983]
by Andreas Livbom from Yerevan, Armenia (call, barking dogs, brook in the distant)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Often treated as conspecific with Rufous-throated Thrush (Turdus ruficollis). Taxonomic separation based on several very different phenotypic characters and considerable vocal differences, but the two intergrade over wide area. Further study is required.