East of base of eastern Andes in Venezuela (Portuguesa south to eastern Táchira) and Colombia (Boyacá, Casanare and Meta). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Pectoral Sparrow (Arremon taciturnus).
 
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Pectoral Sparrow (Arremon taciturnus).