Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.
Amazonian southern Colombia, southern Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar) and southern Guyana to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and north-western and north-central Brazil; also northern French Guiana and extreme north-central Brazil (north-eastern Amapá).
 
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).
Drab Water Tyrant (Ochthornis littoralis) [XC483053]
by Andrew Spencer from Rio Chandless,Parque Estadual Chandless,Manoel Urbano,Acre, Brazil (duet, song, song in duet)
Drab Water Tyrant (Ochthornis littoralis) [XC537867]
by id from Purus River, Boca do Acre, State of Amazonas, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus merged with Ochthoeca by some authors, but separate generic status supported by morphological and anatomical evidence and differences in behaviour and habitat.