The Blue-rumped Parrot lives in forests of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Males and females differ in head and back colors.
Males have a red bill, greyish-blue head, and dark purple rump and tail. Females have a brown bill and head, blue back, and green underparts.
It nests in natural tree holes. The account lists May to June as its breeding period, while noting that breeding has not been reported in Singapore.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.