This large hummingbird has a long curved bill and white-tipped tail feathers. It feeds on nectar in the understory and edges of humid forest.
It has a long decurved bill and long central tail feathers tipped in white. Males are blue-green; females have a green back, gray belly, and facial stripes.
It is active by day, feeds on nectar, and uses humid forest understory, edges, second growth, and other densely vegetated places. It is described as sedentary.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.