Cambodia, China (mainland) (B), Hong Kong (China) (NB), Laos (B), Thailand (NB), Vietnam (B).
Breeds central and southern China (Sichuan south to Yunnan and Guizhou, also Guangxi, Hainan and north-western Fujian) and north-western Vietnam (western Tonkin). Non-breeding Indochina.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Fujian Niltava (Niltava davidi) [XC113341]
by Hans Matheve from location in Changqing nature reserve, Shaanxi, China (call, song)
Fujian Niltava (Niltava davidi) [XC110996]
by Frank Lambert from , China (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
May form a superspecies with Rufous-bellied Niltava (Niltava sundara) and Rufous-vented Niltava (Niltava sumatrana) and has previously been considered conspecific with one or both.