South-eastern Brazil from southern Bahia south to eastern Paraná and north-eastern Santa Catarina.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through expansion of pasture and cultivation, clearance and fires spreading from cultivated areas, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Brown Tanager (Orchesticus abeillei) [XC116152]
by Rodrigo Dela Rosa de Souza from Santo Antonio do Pinhal, S\u00e3o Paulo State, Brazil (song)
Brown Tanager (Orchesticus abeillei) [XC11823]
by Glauco Kohler, Tiago Cadorin and Evair Legal from Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica de Guapia\u00e7u, RJ, Brazil (call, song)