Considered a pest in coconut plantations as they feed on immature coconuts, chewing through the outer layers to get at the soft pulp inside . Little has been recorded of its nesting behavior or social habits in the wild. In captivity, they lay up to 7 elliptical eggs in a nest box simulating nesting hollows in trees. Both parents brood, sometimes together. Life span is 80 years.
Flight consists of a few rapid wingbeats followed by gliding and then another few wingbeats.
Such a popular pet that they have become endangered and now trade in wild individuals is prohibited. Parrots of the World. Sibley, Charles and Burt Monroe, Jr. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press.