Extreme north-eastern Piura and northern Cajamarca (Cordillera del Condor), in north-western Peru. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-winged Brush-finch (Atlapetes leucopterus).
 
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-winged Brush-finch (Atlapetes leucopterus).