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) [XC435675]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from PE Intervales, Ribeirao Grande, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Relationships uncertain, but closest allies seem to be Gubernetes and Neoxolmis, on basis of anatomical studies.