South-eastern Brazil (southern Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo south to Rio Grande do Sul), south-eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Grey-hooded Flycatcher (Mionectes rufiventris) [XC898001]
by id from Ober\u00e1, Ober\u00e1 Department, Misiones Province, Argentina (call)
Grey-hooded Flycatcher (Mionectes rufiventris) [XC421208]
by Ricardo Gagliardi from Monte Alegre, Tel\u00eamaco Borba, Paran\u00e1, Brazil (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Closely allied to Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) and McConnell's Flycatcher (Mionectes macconnelli) and all were for long placed in a separate genus, Pipromorpha, on basis of specialized outer primaries of male, but they share numerous characters (including unusual lek breeding system) with both Streak-necked Flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis) and Olive-streaked Flycatcher (Mionectes olivaceus).