This sunbird lives in montane forest in Tanzania. It feeds on nectar and makes a small purse-shaped nest from leaves or dry grass bound with silk.
The adult male has an olive rump. Its underparts are intermediate in color between those of the related species examined in the study.
It lives in montane forest and takes nectar from flowering creepers. Its small domed-purse nest, made from leaves or dry grass and insect-nest silk, hangs from bracken, a shrub, or a tree.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.