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) [XC106279]
by Oswaldo Cortes from San Jose de Guaviare - Departamento del Guaviare, Colombia (song)
White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) [XC13459]
by Daniel Lane from Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Huaorani reserve, border of Orellana and Pastaza, Ecuador (call)
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.