Cambodia, China (mainland), Laos (B), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
Vagrant to Brunei Darussalam.
Myanmar (except western and south-west) and southern and south-eastern China (southern from Yunnan and northern Fujian) south to northern peninsular Thailand and southern Indochina. Introduced in Taiwan.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis) [XC135152]
by Jennifer Luk from National Taiwan University (near Daan District), Taipei City, Taiwan (call, song)
Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis) [XC555575]
by Bram Piot from Phou Phanang (Tun Wealth), Vientiane Prefecture, Laos (call)