Central and southern Chile from Aconcagua south to northern Magallanes (including Chiloé I and other near-shore islands) and extreme western Argentina (Neuquén south to Santa Cruz).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Des Murs's Wiretail (Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii) [XC855299]
by Gabriel Morales from Puerto Montt (near Lenca), Llanquihue, Los Lagos, Chile (song)
Des Murs's Wiretail (Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii) [XC537788]
by Daniel Gonz\u00e1lez Amat from Piedra Azul Alto, Puerto Montt, Llanquihue, Los Lagos, Chile (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
General morphology and tail structure suggest possible relationship to Schizoeaca, and nests are at least superficially similar.