Its dark green body has scalloped feather edges, with red-orange markings on the forehead, thighs, and wing bends. The extent of these markings varies among subspecies.
Adults have scalloped feathering on the dark green head and back, with red-orange on the forehead, thighs, and wing bends. The extent and brightness of these markings vary among the three subspecies.
It eats seeds, fruits, and flowers and is usually found in groups of up to about ten. Larger groups occur where food is plentiful.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.