Andes of western Venezuela (Táchira), Colombia (western range, also western slope of eastern range in Cundinamarca), north-western and eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and north-western Bolivia.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus) [XC264697]
by Ross Gallardy from Pichincha: Mindo area, Ecuador (begging call)
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus) [XC364202]
by Andrew Spencer from Zamora-Chinchipe: Mirador, Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador (song)