Locally at base of eastern slope of Andes in central and eastern Peru (Junín, Huánuco, Pasco, Ayacucho, eastern Puno) and northern Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, western Santa Cruz).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis albiventris) [XC702591]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Reserva Maycu, Nangaritza, Provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador (call, song)
White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis albiventris) [XC764824]
by id from Quebrada Upaquihua (Tarapoto) San Martin, Peru (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies with Eared Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis auricularis), and sometimes considered conspecific.