The Pileated Parrot lives in humid forests of southeastern Brazil and nearby areas. Males have red on the head; females do not.
Males show a red forehead and crown, a green body, a yellowish abdomen, and blue areas on the wings. Females lack the red head patch.
It feeds on fruit and seeds in humid lowland and foothill forests. It uses tree cavities as nest sites.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.