Known only from right bank of R Madeira in west-central Brazil (Rondônia) and northern Bolivia.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).
Subspecies
Usually considered a subspecies of Versicolored Emerald (Amazilia versicolor), but on basis of reported sympatry without interbreeding, probably better considered a distinct species.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Versicolored Emerald (Amazilia versicolor).