It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Alor, where it is the only representative member of the genus Myzomela.

[1] The Alor myzomela is restricted to a few montane areas of Alor Island, where it lives in Eucalyptus woodlands primarily composed of white gum (Eucalyptus alba) and Timor mountain gum (Eucalyptus urophylla), as well as wattles (Acacia sp.)

[1] They have been observed feeding on the fruit of Himalayan chokeberry (Photinia integrifolia) in small groups along with ashy-bellied white-eyes (Zosterops citrinellus).

[1][2] This species is at high risk due to its severely restricted and fragmented distribution, which is compounded by the growing human population on the island.

Thus, it has been proposed that the species be classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.