This parakeet has large yellow patches on its wings. It forms flocks in Costa Rica's mountains and nests in tree cavities.
Adults have large yellow wing patches and a rounded tail. The yellow areas are less extensive in juveniles.
It lives in flocks in the Costa Rican mountains. The account reports movement to higher elevations in the dry season and to lower areas, including around Cartago and Valle del General, in the rainy season. It nests in tree cavities such as old woodpecker holes; breeding is mainly in the dry season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.