Central-eastern and south-eastern Brazil (southern Bahia, central Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo south to Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula) [XC344129]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos-S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (alarm call)
Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula) [XC551098]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Forestal Belga (Cruce Caballero), San Pedro, Misiones, Argentina (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Relationships uncertain, but closest allies seem to be Gubernetes and Neoxolmis, on basis of anatomical studies.