The Golden-winged Parakeet is a small green parakeet with a golden wing patch. Outside the breeding season it travels in flocks and may gather at fruiting trees.
The nominate subspecies B. c. chrysoptera is green, with a golden patch on the wing and orange on the forehead.
Outside the breeding season, it occurs in groups of 8–16, with up to 100 gathering at fruiting trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.