Red-tailed Amazons are usually find in pairs or flocks, which occasionally may number several hundred individuals in the non-breeding season. It primarily roosts and breeds on coastal islands, but most of the foraging takes place on the nearby mainland, where the birds forage mainly for fruits, but their diet also includes seeds, flowers, nectar, and, rarely, insects.
The Red-tailed Amazon is associate with the Atlantic Forest system and lives in forests, woodlands, and mangroves near the coast. This species is almost entirely restrict to lowlands, typically occurring at altitudes below 200 meters above sea level, though sometimes reaching altitudes up to 700 m. Every year extensive logging wipes out pristine plots of land once home to thousands of plant, insect, and animal species. This ongoing logging continues to destroy habitat and threaten the bird’s limited geographic range. Extensive logging also destroys the native plant species that provide food and shelter for the birds.
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