This hummingbird lives in the mountains from Costa Rica to western Panama. Males have a purple throat; females have green throat spots.
The male is green above, with a purple throat, a narrow white line behind the eye and a white belly. The female is less vivid, with green throat spots.
It occurs in moist montane cloud forest, often along forest borders; eBird also notes gardens.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.