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) [XC661702]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Barra do Pira\u00ed, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (duet)
Streamer-tailed Tyrant (Gubernetes yetapa) [XC777937]
by Guillermo Men\u00e9ndez (gmmv80) from Taquaral de Goi\u00e1s, Taquaral de Goi\u00e1s, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Anatomical considerations indicate that closest relatives may be somewhat similar Muscipipra and very different Neoxolmis.