South-eastern Venezuela (eastern Bolívar), the Guianas, and northern Brazil (eastern from R Branco, south to R Amazon). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Tawny-crowned Greenlet (Tunchiornis ochraceiceps).
 
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Tawny-crowned Greenlet (Tunchiornis ochraceiceps).