This hummingbird lives in rocky and shrubby habitats of the Serra do Espinhaço. Males have green and blue plumage with a white breast band; females are mottled grayish.
A medium-sized hummingbird with a short, straight bill. Males are green above and blue below with a bold white breast band. Females are mottled gray, with a blue-green belly and grayish face.
It inhabits rocky mountain areas and shrub vegetation known as campo rupestre.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.