Northern Colombia (Santa Marta region and eastern slope of eastern Andes in northern Norte de Santander). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of East Andean Antbird (Drymophila caudata).
Santa Marta Antbird (Drymophila hellmayri) [XC353223]
by Ross Gallardy from Below RNA El Dorado, Sierra de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia (song)
Santa Marta Antbird (Drymophila hellmayri) [XC235735]
by Scott Olmstead from Magdalena: San Lorenzo ridge, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of East Andean Antbird (Drymophila caudata).