North-eastern Brazil (east-central Pará; central Maranhío and northern Ceará south to northern Goiás and southern Bahia). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Burnished-buff Tanager (Tangara cayana).
 
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Burnished-buff Tanager (Tangara cayana).