The male is conspicuously blue with a throat band, while the female is blue-green. It breeds in eastern North American forests and winters in the Andes.
The male is bright blue, with a throat band and streaks along the sides. The female is dusky blue-green.
It forages high in mature deciduous forest and spends the winter in the canopy of the Andes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.