Latitudinal range: 7.7° to 9.3°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (2)

Found in 3 samples

Ethiopia: Oromia Region (coffee captures)

Ghana: Samole (wet season), Samole (dry season)

See also Dryoscopus, Dryoscopus cubla, Dryoscopus senegalensis