South-eastern Brazil (southern Sío Paulo south to northern Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay (records from Caazapá, Alto Paraná, and possibly southern Caaguazú) and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Canebrake Groundcreeper (Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides) [XC329744]
by Jeremy Minns from Estrada da Graciosa, Paran\u00e1 state, Brazil (call)
Canebrake Groundcreeper (Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides) [XC722646]
by Ricardo Jos\u00e9 Mitidieri from Santa Maria do Oeste, Paran\u00e1, Brazil (call, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
No obvious close relatives. Formerly thought to be close to Cinclodes. Sometimes placed in genus Phacellodomus, but vocal and plumage differences support treatment in monotypic genus.