It is recorded in high-elevation oak forest in Costa Rica. An older description says the male has a brilliant violet crown and a metallic green throat.
An older account describes the male with a dark violet crown and nape and a metallic dark-green throat and breast. It labels the other bird Young (? Female) and describes grey-brown underparts.
In Costa Rica it uses high-elevation oak forest edges and canopy openings, as well as nearby secondary growth. The local account describes a plant-fiber nest near the tip of a hanging bamboo stem and a November–March breeding season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.