South-eastern Brazil (southern from Minas Gerais) south to adjacent south-eastern Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina (Misiones, eastern Corrientes) and Uruguay.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
White-spotted Woodpecker (Veniliornis spilogaster) [XC332741]
by Jerome Fischer from S\u00e3o Francisco de Paula, Brazil (call)
White-spotted Woodpecker (Veniliornis spilogaster) [XC673982]
by Ricardo Jos\u00e9 Mitidieri from Santo Andr\u00e9, Santo Andr\u00e9, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (call)