Eastern Peruvian Andes (southern from Ayacucho and Cuzco) and northern Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, western Santa Cruz). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris).
 
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Slaty-capped Flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris).