This boubou occurs widely throughout the Afrotropics; in southern Africa it is found commonly in Zimbabwe and eastern Botswana. It just enters Namibia in the eastern Zambezi region where it occurs on the Zambezi floodplain and the Kwando River. It occupies an area of 6,900 km2, of which 1,100 km2 occurs within protected areas. Recent SABAP2 records (December 2014) indicate a greater presence along the Chobe River than that recorded in the 1980s. It may be under-recorded, given that it is a skulking species, foraging low in dense undergrowth.