[3] Its closest relatives are the yellow-faced parrot (Alipiopsitta xanthops) and the members of the genus Pionus.

Their bill ranges from light green to dark gray and their iris is orange-red.

Its range also extends north along the coast of Brazil into northeastern French Guiana.

[7][8] The short-tailed parrot is thought to make some movements, perhaps in response to the timing of seasonal flooding.

[7] The short-tailed parrot feeds on fruits, especially those of figs (Ficus), and on those of cultivated guava (Psidium guajava) and mango (Mangifera indica).

[1] It is considered common to locally abundant, but is scarcer in the upper reaches of the Amazon system.