This hummingbird is resident in Baja California, Mexico. It occurs in arid habitats, woodland, and scrub, and can hover with rapid wingbeats.
The male is mostly glittering green with a broad white eyebrow, buff belly, reddish tail, and a red bill with a black tip. The female is duller, with buff extending onto the throat.
Audubon lists arid habitats, woodland, and scrub, and describes its flight as rapid wingbeats and hovering.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.