Locally in eastern Andes of extreme southern Colombia south to eastern Ecuador, and from Peru (southern from southern Amazonas) south to Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Spectacled Bristle Tyrant (Pogonotriccus) [XC394081]
by Iv\u00e1n Lau from Unnamed ridgeline abovePueblo Libre, Provincia de Tocache, San Mart\u00edn, Peru (song)
Spectacled Bristle Tyrant (Pogonotriccus) [XC260884]
by Mitch Lysinger from Napo: El Para, E of Archidona, Ecuador (call, song, calls)