A small, stocky parrot; 18-19 cm TL; 108-126 g; Head and neck: Forehead bright reddish orange; crown orange with yellow wash; face yellow (subsp desmarestii), orange (subsp blythii); below eye light blue patch; nape green; throat yellow; bill black.
Body: Above green; below yellowish green; breast with light blue band and orange brown band on the sides.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet grey; thigh yellowish green; tail short, green.