Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
South-eastern Colombia, eastern Venezuela and the Guianas south to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and Brazil (Amazonia south to Mato Grosso).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Black-bellied Cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) [XC364155]
by id from Napo: Guaponi (Gareno) Lodge', 76 road km E of Puerto Napo, right bank of R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call, several call types)
Black-bellied Cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) [XC274948]
by Lelis Navarrete from Morona-Santiago: Taisha, Ecuador (song)