Locally in southern Amazonian Brazil (Acre, south-western Amazonas, northern Mato Grosso, southern Pará), south-eastern Peru (Madre de Dios and adjacent southern Ucayali and eastern Cuzco) and north-western Bolivia (Pando, 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).
Manu Antbird (Cercomacra manu) [XC854993]
by Guilherme Melo from Canutama, Amazonas, Brazil (call, song)
Manu Antbird (Cercomacra manu) [XC673251]
by Jacob Wijpkema from Nueva Esperanza, Federico Roman, Pando Department, Bolivia (call, song)
Subspecies
Probably a sister-species to the proposed "Jet Antbird (Cercomacra nigricans) group". Vocalizations possibly vary geographically. Analysis of populations needed in order to determine whether taxonomic revision required.