Eastern Brazil (eastern Bahia and south-western Minas Gerais south to southern Mato Grosso do Sul and extreme northern Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay (Canendiyu south to Itapuá) and extreme north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).
 
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).
White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) [XC473787]
by from Pico da Caled\u00f4nia, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil (song)
White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) [XC308467]
by Jeremy Minns from Praia Grande, Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil (alarm call)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena leuconota) and Fringe-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena atra), and sometimes treated as conspecific with either or both.