Breeds from south-central Chile (from La Araucanía) and south-western Argentina (from Neuquén and Río Negro) south to Tierra del Fuego; north to central Chile (Coquimbo) in non-breeding season.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Patagonian Tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris) [XC553428]
by Ignacio Escobar from Parque San Borja, Santiago, Regi\u00f3n Metropolitana, Chile, Chile (call)
Patagonian Tyrant (Colorhamphus parvirostris) [XC15052]
by Daniel Gonz\u00e1lez Amat from Mahuida, La Reina, Chile (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus sometimes merged with Ochthoeca, to which appears most closely related according to morphological data. Formerly considered by some to be related to Mecocerculus or Elaenia.