Pacific slope of western Andes from western Colombia (southern from central Chocó, also upper Atrato Valley) south to south-western Ecuador (south to western Loja). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Northern Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.