This small hummingbird is endemic to Mexico. Its breeding range is split between the northern Yucatan Peninsula and central Veracruz, where records include coastal scrub and dry deciduous forest.
Males have a long, gently curved bill, a narrow pointed tail and a glittering rose-pink throat patch. Females and immature birds may show a dusky stripe on the cheek.
In Yucatan, breeding birds use coastal vegetation at the edge of mangroves and tropical deciduous forest; the Veracruz population also occurs in dry forest and altered agricultural landscapes. Males perform pendulum-like shuttle displays, rising high before steep dives.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.