North-central Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz) and western and central Paraguay to north-central Argentina (south to La Rioja, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Corrientes), northern Uruguay and south-eastern Brazil (western Rio Grande do Sul).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Cream-backed Woodpecker (Campephilus leucopogon) [XC404670]
by GABRIEL LEITE from San Salvador de Jujuy, Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina (call, song)
Cream-backed Woodpecker (Campephilus leucopogon) [XC52587]
by Carlos Ferrari from Tuyunti, Tartagal, Salta, Argentina (song)
Subspecies
Formerly placed in genus Phloeoceastes with seven other species, all of which are now lumped into Campephilus.