South-eastern Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern Indian states south of R Brahmaputra, and extreme north-eastern Bangladesh, east to northern Myanmar and adjacent southern China (north-western Yunnan), disjunctly also in south-eastern and southern Myanmar.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Rufous-headed Parrotbill (Psittiparus bakeri) [XC19219]
by Hans Matheve from Tam Dao, Vietnam (song)
Rufous-headed Parrotbill (Psittiparus bakeri) [XC856727]
by Craig Robson from Ph\u00fac Than, Than Uy\u00ean District, Lai Chau, Vietnam (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-breasted Parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
bakeri (Hartert, 1900) - South-eastern Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern Indian states south of R Brahmaputra, and extreme north-eastern Bangladesh, east to northern Myanmar and adjacent southern China (north-western Yunnan), disjunctly also in south-eastern and southern Myanmar. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-breasted Parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps).
magnirostris Delacour, 1927 - Northern Laos and northern Vietnam (eastern Tonkin). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-breasted Parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps).