 It formerly occurred across the island's three main forested hill ranges (the Centre, Soufrière and South Soufrière hills), and has also been observed in agricultural and residential areas of lowland Montserrat, but this is likely due to individuals wandering from core population areas.Today, the Montserrat Oriole is confined to hill forests on the small island of Montserrat.However, volcanic eruptions between 1995 and 1997 destroyed around two-thirds of its habitat, all but removing this species from the Soufrière and South Soufrière hills, and largely restricting it to just the Centre Hills.