This hummingbird occurs in Colombia's Andes, using montane forest and edges as well as flower-rich secondary growth and gardens.
It has iridescent green upperparts and white to pale grey underparts. The wings and tail are darker with a metallic sheen, and the bill is straight and blackish.
It feeds on flower nectar as well as insects and spiders. Flower-rich secondary growth and gardens provide feeding places.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.