South-western Amazonia in eastern Peru (south to Madre de Dios), western Brazil (east to upper R Solimíµes, R Juruá and R Purus) and northern Bolivia (Pando, Beni); also isolated localities in southern Colombia (Putumayo) and eastern Ecuador (Kapawi), and probably more widespread.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Johannes's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus iohannis) [XC863328]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Hamburgo, Riberalta, Beni, Bolivia (vesper song)
Johannes's Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus iohannis) [XC258779]
by Peter Boesman from Pastaza: Kapawi area, left bank R\u00edo Pastaza, Ecuador (call, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Was considered conspecific with Stripe-necked Tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus striaticollis), but the two occur sympatrically at several localities in Peru and Bolivia.