Afghanistan (B), Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Asian), Tajikistan (B), Turkmenistan (B).
Vagrant to Israel.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
acutirostris Hume, 1873 - Breeds north-eastern Iran east to southern Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and extreme western China (western Xinjiang). Winters mainly Pakistan and north-western India.
tibetana Brooks, WE, 1880 - Breeds north-eastern Pakistan and north-western India eastern across Tibetan Plateau to central China (southern Gansu, extreme western Ningxia and north-western Sichuan) and south to Nepal and Sikkim. Winters northern Indian Subcontinent.