Characterization: Small species measuring about 35 cm in length. It has green plumage with a blue front, a yellowish head, and a dark beak; it also has red areas at the place where the wings and tail base meet. When young, its head is completely green.

Distribution: Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina and in Brazil, in the south and east of Minas Gerais, and from the Northeast to the Midwest.

Habitat: Moist or dry forest, near rivers and savannas.

Habits: A diurnal species, this bird associates in flocks and form couples; when males and females fly they stay so close together that the couple seems to be a large, four-winged bird. It's the best "talker" among the birds in Brazil, imitating sounds and pronouncing words perfectly.

Diet: Herbivorous, more specifically granivore and frugivorous, feeding on native seeds and fruits.

Breeding: It lays its eggs in holes in eroded rocks or ravines.

In the UFRA area: This parrot is a moderately frequent species, as it was spotted 19 times. It was seen in the Organic Sugarcane crops, wetlands with herbaceous plants, wetlands with riparian forests, in restored native forests, in mixed forests in regeneration, in native forests, in drainage ditches, and in fields in spontaneous regeneration. This species is threatened with extinction, being listed in the Vulnerable category.