This small hermit hummingbird is endemic to southeastern Brazil, where it inhabits Atlantic Forest. It visits low flowers for nectar and also takes small insects on short flights.
The back is brownish green. A long buff supercilium and an infraocular stripe frame a dark malar area. The throat is ferruginous with black streaks; the black tail has white tips and elongated central feathers. The bill is black with a yellow base to the lower mandible.
It inhabits the mid-level Atlantic Forest, visits flowers in the lower vegetation for nectar, and also feeds on small arthropods, catching insects in short flights.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.