This species is rare. It inhabits forests of India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and China, at 600m-2,400m asl. It is an altitudinal migrant, it descends from higher altitudes (1,500m-2,400m) during the breeding season (BirdLife International 2016).
 

Conservation Status:
 

This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)

According to the IUCN Red List Assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the current population estimate of 2,500-9,999 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to large-scale timber extraction and overgrazing for domestic livestock. Hunting is also a major threat to this species, leading to low adult survival (BirdLife International 2016).