South-western Colombia (Pacific slope in Nariņo) and north-western Ecuador (Imbabura, Pichincha). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Lesser Elaenia (Elaenia chiriquensis).
Coopmans's Elaenia (Elaenia brachyptera) [XC820779]
by rudy gelis from Pichincha: Mindo 1275 m, Ecuador (call)
Coopmans's Elaenia (Elaenia brachyptera) [XC771728]
by rudy gelis from Mindo (near San Carlos), Cant\u00f3n San Miguel de Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador (dawn song)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Lesser Elaenia (Elaenia chiriquensis).