Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Eastern Colombia (Vaupés, Amazonas), southern Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar) and the Guianas to eastern Ecuador, north-eastern Peru and north-western and north-central Brazil (Amazonas east to Amapá and Pará); also north-eastern Bolivia (north-eastern Santa Cruz), Paraguay and central and eastern Brazil (Bahia south to Sío Paulo) to north-eastern Argentina (Chaco, Formosa, Misiones).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Rufous-throated Sapphire (Hylocharis sapphirina) [XC693612]
by id from Sabanitas, Inirida, Guainia, Colombia (song)
Rufous-throated Sapphire (Hylocharis sapphirina) [XC675191]
by Peter Boesman from Area Protegida y Reserva Natural Aquicuana, Bolivia (song)
Subspecies
In past, several subspecies were recognized, notably guianensis (Guyana) and brasiliensis (Bahia), but pattern of distinguishing morphological characters is not constant.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet