Altiplano region of Andes of extreme southern Peru (Puno), western Bolivia (La Paz south to Potosí), north-western Chile (Tarapacá south to Atacama) and north-western Argentina (Jujuy south to Catamarca).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Puna Miner (Geositta punensis) [XC15969]
by Niels Krabbe from Salta: Salar de Rinc\u00f3n, Argentina (call, song, call and songs of various individuals)
Puna Miner (Geositta punensis) [XC38760]
by Alvaro Jaramillo from Abra Pampa, Jujuy, Argentina (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Plumage similarities suggest that closest relationship is with Dark-winged Miner (Geositta saxicolina) and Rufous-banded Miner (Geositta rufipennis).