This parakeet ranges through hilly and mountainous parts of Central America. During the breeding season it is associated with semiarid to semideciduous forest, including pine forest.
The body is green, and adults usually show a conspicuous red throat patch. Some individuals have no red patch or have one that is smaller and asymmetric.
It uses semiarid to semideciduous forest in hills and mountains, especially pine forest during the breeding season. Photographic records also show birds in towns and agricultural areas.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.