A parrot with mainly red plumage and blue-purple bands on the head and chest. It occurs in Indonesia’s Talaud Islands and feeds on nectar and fruit.
Adults are mainly red, with blue-purple bands on the head and chest. The width of the bands and dark wing markings vary among subspecies.
It uses forest and cultivated areas and nests in holes in large trees. Its diet includes nectar, pollen, fruit and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.