Andes of western Venezuela (Táchira), Colombia (western range, also western slope of eastern range in Cundinamarca), north-western and eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and north-western Bolivia.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus) [XC275438]
by Andrew Spencer from Esmeraldas: R\u00edo Negro Chico, S of Alto Tambo, Ecuador (call, song)
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus) [XC354301]
by Jerome Fischer from PNN Tatam\u00e1 - Cerro Montezuma, Colombia (call)