Mountains of eastern New Guinea (Mt Giluwe and Mt Hagen region east to at least Bismarck Mts and Kubor Range). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Crested Bird-of-paradise (Cnemophilus macgregorii).
 
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Crested Bird-of-paradise (Cnemophilus macgregorii).