It is found Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

[4] The other subspecies of white-fronted nunbird differ in size, the darkness of their plumage, and the extent of white on the face.

It also occurs in more open environments like partly deforested areas, shaded cacao plantations, and abandoned clearings with scattered trees.

[4] The white-fronted nunbird's diet is mostly insects and also includes other arthropods, small lizards and amphibians, and some fruits.

It follows troops of primates, army ant swarms, and flocks of caciques and oropendolas to capture prey dislodged by them.

[4] The white-fronted nunbird breeds between December and May in Costa Rica and February to May in Colombia; its nesting season in other parts of its range has not been defined.