Latitudinal range: -14.1° to 10.4°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (6), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Found in 7 samples

Bolivia: Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Brazil: Tapajós National Forest (gap), Tapajós National Forest (forest), Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Engenho Gargaú

Costa Rica: La Selva Biological Station (intact forest)

Peru: West of Pucallpa

Venezuela: Imataca Forest Reserve Unit 5

See also Rhytipterna holerythra, Rhytipterna simplex