This flycatcher ranges east of the Andes cordillera into the entire Amazon Basin of northern Brazil and the Guianas; to the west of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador into Central America. It is the only member of the genus Terenotriccus, but some authorities place it in genus Myiobius.
This flycatcher species is geographically widespread, ranging from the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains to the Amazon Basin and the Guianas in the north, as well as into Central America west of the Andes. It is a unique member of its family, being the sole member of the genus Terenotriccus, although some scientists place it within the genus Myiobius.