This small parrot lives in lowland forest in northwestern New Guinea. Males and females have different cheek and chest markings, and it eats figs, other fruits, and nectar.
Adult males have yellow to orange cheeks and a red-orange chest band. Females have a pale blue chest band and yellow-green cheeks. Juveniles are duller and resemble females.
It feeds on figs, other fruit, flowers, and nectar. It is most often seen in pairs or small groups and may mix with other bird species.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.