North-western Bolivia (upper R Beni) and south-central Brazil (southern Mato Grosso, extreme southern Bahia south to western Rio Grande do Sul) south to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Streamer-tailed Tyrant (Gubernetes yetapa) [XC836213]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Santa Ana (near Melindre), Yacuma, Departamento del Beni, Bolivia (duet, song)
Streamer-tailed Tyrant (Gubernetes yetapa) [XC577737]
by Juan Mazar Barnett from Haras Nacional, Teres\u00f3polis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Anatomical considerations indicate that closest relatives may be somewhat similar Muscipipra and very different Neoxolmis.