This hummingbird occurs in humid lowland forest in eastern Colombia and in foothill forest east of the Andes. It feeds on nectar and also sallies from a perch to catch small insects.
The upperparts are glossy green, with a grey breast and belly. It has a small white mark behind the eye, a slightly downcurved bill, and a dark bluish-black tail with pale tips.
It uses humid Amazonian lowland and eastern Andean foothill forest. It feeds on nectar low to mid in the vegetation and sometimes sallies from a perch to catch small insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.