East of Andes in southern Colombia (southern from Meta), Ecuador and north-eastern Peru (south to R Ucayali), and western Brazil along R Solimíµes (east to below mouth of R Purús at Caviana, opposite Manacapurú).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) [XC257937]
by Paul Coopmans from Pastaza: Kapawi area, left bank R\u00edo Pastaza, Ecuador (call, calls)
White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) [XC693525]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Ca\u00f1o La Rompida, Vichada, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Purus Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus) and sometimes considered conspecific, but no intermediate forms documented despite their co-existence on R Ucayali, in Peru.