[4][1] The orange-fronted parakeet was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae.

[6] Linnaeus based his description on the "red and blue-headed parakeet" that had been described and illustrated in 1751 by the English naturalist George Edwards in the fourth part of his A Natural History of Common Birds.

[7] The orange-fronted parakeet is now one of five species placed in the genus Eupsittula that was introduced in 1853 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.

Subspecies E. c. clarae has a very narrow orange forehead band, a greener throat and breast than the nominate, and a black spot on the mandible.

"[10] The orange-fronted parakeet nests between January and May in Mexico and El Salvador and December to March in Costa Rica.

Following this, the birds leave the new cavity alone for 7–10 days, to allow time for the termites to seal off and abandon the damaged area.

Parakeet activity often causes the eventual disintegration of the termite nest due to irreparable structural damage, which provides an opportunity to predatory ants to enter the colony.

An excitable, energetic bird that enjoys climbing and playing, it tends to be quieter than some other conure species and is good-natured when properly socialized.

Population declines have been rapid in the past, but the rates of illegal capture appears to be slowing down in recent years, at least in parts of its range.