Males are turquoise, with violet on the chin, throat, upper chest, and center of the belly. Females are dusky with white spots and buff patterning below.
Males are bright turquoise, with violet on the chin, throat, upper chest, and center of the belly; the wings and tail are black. Females are dusky with white spots and buff-speckled underparts.
It occurs in moist forest and plantations from the lowlands into lower mountains. Fruit and berries are the main foods, with insects also eaten.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.