ver ▁is ▁widely ▁distributed ▁throughout ▁South ▁and ▁East ▁Asia . ▁It ▁is ▁quite ▁un common ▁throughout ▁its ▁range ▁and ▁occurs ▁in ▁small ▁numbers . ▁Bre eding ▁ground ▁generally ▁includes ▁western , ▁northern , ▁and ▁central ▁parts ▁of ▁China , ▁Japan , ▁North ▁Korea , ▁and ▁South ▁Korea . ▁Many ▁instances ▁of ▁bre eding ▁activity ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁B ure ya ▁river ▁and ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁far ▁east ▁Russia , ▁H ons hu ▁island ▁in ▁Japan , ▁sout he astern ▁China , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Ar un ach al ▁Pr adesh ▁in ▁India ▁near ▁the ▁H imal ay as . ▁This ▁species ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁sp otted ▁during ▁its ▁bre eding ▁season ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁The ▁long - bil led ▁p lo ver ▁travel s ▁south ▁of ▁its ▁bre eding ▁range ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁winter . ▁It ▁generally ▁winter s ▁throughout ▁eastern ▁Nep al , ▁n ortheast ▁India ▁to ▁Ind och ina , ▁southern ▁China , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁H ons hu , ▁Sh ik oku , ▁and ▁Ki y ush u ▁islands ▁of ▁Japan , ▁Taiwan , ▁My an mar , ▁Malays ia , ▁and ▁Th ailand . ▁Pop ulations ▁on ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁islands ▁of ▁Japan ▁do ▁not ▁generally ▁migr ate ▁south , ▁and ▁are ▁year - round ▁residents . ▁Only ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁H ok ka ido ▁travel ▁south ▁to ▁winter ▁in ▁war mer ▁clim ates . ▁ ▁Long - bil led ▁p lo vers ▁prefer ▁to ▁inhab it ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁rivers , ▁streams , ▁and