Eastern Peru from lower R Ucayali, east to western Amazonian Brazil (east to R Tejo in upper R Juruá area of Acre) and south to western Bolivia (La Paz).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Scarlet-hooded Barbet (Eubucco tucinkae) [XC475699]
by id from Parque estadual Chandless, State of Acre, Brazil (song)
Scarlet-hooded Barbet (Eubucco tucinkae) [XC222831]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Pantiacolla Lodge, Madre de Dios, Peru (song)
Subspecies
Has been thought to form a superspecies with Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii), and long considered conspecific, but appears to be very distinct species, only distantly allied to Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii). No close relatives within genus.