Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Eastern and southern Venezuela (south-eastern Sucre, Delta Amacuro, Bolívar, Amazonas), the Guianas, and forested parts of whole of Amazon Basin (western from edge of Andes) from Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil south to Bolivia; also coastal eastern Brazil (Pernambuco south to Espírito Santo).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans) [XC512307]
by Barry Edmonston from Roura, Montagne des Chevaux, French Guiana (song)
Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans) [XC764878]
by Alain Malengreau from Saul, Arrondissement of St.-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Analysis of feather proteins has suggested possible relationship between this species and genus Tijuca (especially Black-and-gold Cotinga (Lipaugus ater)). Despite increase in size and weight from north to south-west of range, and presence of isolated population in eastern Brazil, variation considered insufficient to merit naming of geographical subspecies.