The Gray-hooded Parakeet lives in Andean scrub and farmland. It has a brownish-gray head and yellow-green flanks.
The head and nape are greyish brown, the underparts are pale grey, and the flanks are yellow-green.
It eats grass seeds, herbs, and berries. It lives in montane scrub, dense shrubs, and farmland, and nests in holes in banks, cacti, or deserted buildings.
Outside the breeding season it occurs in small flocks, with larger gatherings at water sources.
The bill is flesh-pink and the eyes are brown.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.