Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand.
Southern Myanmar (southern from Dawna Range) and south-western Thailand (Petchaburi District) south through Malay Peninsula to Johore, including Penang I; also Sumatra and Bangka I, and throughout lowland Borneo.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) [XC511984]
by Kim Chuah Lim from Sarawak; Sri Aman Division, Batang Ai National Park, Lubang Baya field station, Malaysia (call)
Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) [XC35743]
by Sander Pieterse & Ben Wielstra from Danum Valley Field Centre, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)
Nest
A burrow in a sandy bank.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 3
Color: white
Dimensions: 33 - 34 x 28 - 29 mm
Subspecies
Species name often listed as amicta, but genus was originally established without a specified combination, and must therefore, in accordance with International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, be treated as masculine.