The Golden-bellied Starfrontlet is a hummingbird of cloud forests and other wooded openings in Colombia's eastern Andes. It has a black head and a long, straight black bill, and feeds on nectar.
It has a black head and a long, straight black bill. Its reported length is about 14 cm.
It gathers nectar from flowers. It also occurs in open areas with scattered trees at elevations of 1,400–3,200 m, as well as in cloud forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.