This is the smallest parrot in the region. It is said to have gotten its name from a small, "eye-sized", blue spot at the lore which in some subspecies or individuals has been perceived as a second 'eye'. In the pair in this bush, the male (with more red on his head) sits on the right and the female on the left. The species forages for figs, berries, seeds, nectar and larvae of wood-boring insects - often in pairs or small flocks. Unlike many other parrots, they carve out their nest holes in decaying trees.