Andes of western Venezuela (Táchira), Colombia (western range, also western slope of eastern range in Cundinamarca), north-western and eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and north-western Bolivia.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus) [XC275437]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from Esmeraldas: R\u00edo Negro Chico, S of Alto Tambo, Ecuador (song)
Fulvous-breasted Flatbill (Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus) [XC59421]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from La Guatemala, along the Rio Zu\u00f1ag, Tungurahua, Ecuador (call)