Western and southern Mauritania and Senegal east to Sudan and western Ethiopia, south to northern Guinea, northern Ivory Coast, northern Cameroon, north-eastern DRCongo, Uganda and north-western Kenya.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Pygmy Sunbird (Hedydipna platura) [XC266886]
by Andrew Spencer from Gambela, Dembidolo Road, Ethiopia (call)
Pygmy Sunbird (Hedydipna platura) [XC523098]
by Sun Madakan from Simal, Fatick, Senegal (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus formerly subsumed in Anthreptes. Recently, this species and its three congeners were placed in a genus Hedydipna, but this name invalid, current genus name having precedence. Forms a superspecies with Nile Valley Sunbird (Hedydipna metallica), and formerly treated as conspecific.