Eastern Peru (south of R Marañón and R Amazon) and adjacent western Brazil (south-western Amazonas and western Acre) south to north-western Bolivia (La Paz).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Genetic data indicate that this species is sister to Flame-crested Tanager (Islerothraupis cristata) and that White-shouldered Tanager (Islerothraupis luctuosa) is sister to both of these.