[5] The Tucumán amazon is found from Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca departments in Bolivia south into Argentina as far as Catamarca Province.

It inhabits the Yungas bioregion in montane woodland characterized by pure stands of alder (Alnus acuminata) or Podocarpus parlatorei.

[5] The Tucumán amazon moves seasonally between higher elevations and, in August to October, as low as 500 m (1,600 ft) at the Chaco/Yungas ecotone.

[5] A study in Argentina found that almost a quarter of the Tucumán amazon's diet was the fruits and seeds of Podocarpus parlatorei; most of the rest was taken from six other plants.

The Tucumán amazon makes a "variety of screeches and calls, including shrill shrieks and lower-pitched barks."

"The species is susceptible to trapping for trade, which is considered the main driver of rapid population declines".