The Yellow-fronted Parrot is recognizable by its green body and yellow face and crown. Its wild diet is poorly known, though leaves, seeds, and fruit are thought to be part of it.
The nominate form is green with a bright yellow face and crown and an olive-brown tail. The possible southwestern form has orange washed into the yellow face; juveniles have a duller yellow or olive-green face.
Its wild diet is poorly known but is thought to include leaves, seeds, and fruit. It is recorded in pairs, small groups, or flocks of up to about 20 birds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.