This West African sunbird uses lowland forest and flowers. Adult males have a metallic green crown and moustachial stripe, a dark head, and a pale buff-to-cream throat.
The adult male has a metallic-green crown and moustachial stripe that can appear purple in some light. The head sides and nape are velvety brown-black; the upper throat is dark, while the lower throat and fore-neck are cream to buff, edged by a narrow dark crescent.
It uses nectar and inhabits lowland forest. In a survey in southern Benin, small numbers were found in the canopy; males were observed defending flowering mistletoe or Albizia patches.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.