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) [XC94793]
by Niels Krabbe from Island across Napo from Sacha Lodge, Ecuador (song)
White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) [XC106280]
by Nick Athanas from San Jose de Guaviare - Departamento del Guaviare, 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.