South-central and southern Peru (from western Ayacucho) and central and southern Bolivia to northern Chile (south to Coquimbo) and north-western Argentina (south to Andes of Mendoza).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Golden-spotted Ground Dove (Metriopelia aymara) [XC73825]
by Cristian Pinto from Caracollo, La Paz, BO, Bolivia (song)
Golden-spotted Ground Dove (Metriopelia aymara) [XC32214]
by Niels Krabbe from Jujuy: 6 km S Laguna de Pozuelos, Argentina (wing noise of single taking off)