Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Eastern and southern Venezuela (south-eastern Sucre, Delta Amacuro, Bolívar, Amazonas), the Guianas, and forested parts of whole of Amazon Basin (western from edge of Andes) from Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil south to Bolivia; also coastal eastern Brazil (Pernambuco south to Espírito Santo).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans) [XC812676]
by Alain Malengreau from Parque Nacional da Amazonia, Itaituba, State of Par\u00e1, Brazil (call)
Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans) [XC421081]
by Caio Brito from Finca San Carlos, Vereda Peneya, Puerto As\u00eds, Putumayo, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Analysis of feather proteins has suggested possible relationship between this species and genus Tijuca (especially Black-and-gold Cotinga (Lipaugus ater)). Despite increase in size and weight from north to south-west of range, and presence of isolated population in eastern Brazil, variation considered insufficient to merit naming of geographical subspecies.