This hummingbird is about 9.5–10 cm long. Males have a blue head. It feeds on flower nectar and is found at forest edges and in secondary vegetation.
The guide gives a total length of 9.5–10 cm. It describes males as blue-headed and females as less conspicuously colored.
It feeds on flower nectar. The guide lists forest edges and secondary vegetation as places where it occurs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.