Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Southern Venezuela (southern Bolívar, Amazonas), the Guianas and Brazil (from upper R Negro and R Purús east to R Madeira and R Tapajós) south to Rondônia, Mato Grosso and northern Bolivia (Pando).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra) [XC5395]
by Nick Athanas from Reserva Biologica da Campina, north of Manaus, Brazil (call)
Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra) [XC525138]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo from PNN Chiribiquete, cunar\u00e9- Am\u00fa, Colombia (?)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Purplish Jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) and sometimes regarded as conspecific, but geographical isolation and apparently stable morphological differences support treatment as separate species. Thought to have hybridized with Green-tailed Jacamar (Galbula galbula) in Surinam. Birds from R Tapajós, Brazil, described as subspecies viridissima on basis of greener plumage, but this character is difficult to assess, and colour apparently falls within range of individual variation shown elsewhere in species' range.