Seeds, fruits, berries and nuts, generally procured in treetops. These noisy parrots undertake regular daily flights between their roosting sites and feeding grounds. Large flocks of up to 300 birds have been seen. Generally roost on rocks in the foothills but sometimes on the mountain slopes. They nest in holes in rocks but nothing further is known of the breeding habits.
Flight is swift and direct with rapid , shallow wing beats.
Their call is loud and strident. The most abundant parrot of the cloud forests of Venezuela. Flourishing in protected and remote areas of central and northern South America. Parrots of the World, 2nd Ed, T. H. F. Publications, Neptune, NJ, p. 398.