Caribbean lowlands and foothills in south-eastern Nicaragua (southern from about San Juan del Norte), Costa Rica (extending west to Pacific slope on some volcanoes), and western Panama (western Bocas del Toro); recently found also in eastern Honduras.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Black-throated Wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis) [XC106129]
by Klemens Steiof from La Tirimbina Lodge, Costa Rica (duet, song)
Black-throated Wren (Pheugopedius atrogularis) [XC331388]
by Bobby Wilcox from Arenal Observatory Lodge, Fortuna, Costa Rica, Costa Rica (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Formerly regarded as conspecific with Sooty-headed Wren (Pheugopedius spadix), but the two are quite distinct in plumage and song and are widely separated geographically.