It has a white forehead and a gray-scaled crown. A field survey recorded it in montane cloud forest in southern Ecuador.
The seniloides form has a white forehead and a white crown scaled with gray. Small black flecks occur on the face, around the ears, chin, and throat; the breast and belly are usually brownish gray.
A 1995 survey recorded the parrot in three unprotected montane cloud-forest fragments in Loja, southern Ecuador. It was found at all three sites, with the highest reported density at Selva Alegre.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.