It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit, seeds, buds and blossoms that make up its diet.

This is a small, mainly green hanging parrot, only 14 cm long with a short tail.

The adult male has a red rump and bill, and blue throat patch.

Vernal hanging parrot is a bird of dry jungle and cultivation.

Vernal hanging parrot is less gregarious than some of its relatives, and is usually in small groups outside the breeding season.