The male has long tail feathers and is longer than the female. This small bird feeds on nectar, small insects, and spiders.
Its bill curves slightly downward, and the male has long tail streamers. The source gives males a body length of 15–20 cm and females 8.5–11 cm.
It eats nectar, small insects, and spiders. The female builds the nest; the male only rarely helps.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.