Southern Venezuela (Amazonas and Bolívar), eastern Colombia (eastern Vichada, Guainía and Vaupés) and north-western Brazil (R Negro drainage in Roraima and northern Amazonas, east to western bank of R Negro near Manaus).
 
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 (2020) and stable.
Brown-headed Greenlet (Hylophilus brunneiceps) [XC316977]
by Chris Parrish from Novo Air\u00e3o, Novo Air\u00e3o, Amazonas, Brazil (song)
Brown-headed Greenlet (Hylophilus brunneiceps) [XC6026]
by id from San Carlos del Rio Negro, Amazonas, Venezuela (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Subspecies inornatus of Dusky-capped Greenlet (Pachysylvia hypoxantha), occurring south of R Amazon, was formerly treated as a subspecies of this species.