This hummingbird lives in the lowlands of Panama and southern Costa Rica. At one Costa Rican nest, a male-plumaged bird incubated eggs and fed nestlings.
The reported bird was mostly green, with a long tail and a stout, black bill that curved downward. Its throat, chest, and upper breast were bright blue; the darkest blue formed a wedge limited to the throat. The tail was mostly maroon, with a black band near the end and white tips on the outer tail feathers. This was one male-plumaged individual. The authors considered it a possible adult female, but its sex and age were not confirmed.
At a nest in Palmar Norte, a town in southern Costa Rica, the bird incubated eggs and later fed nestlings. The surrounding landscape was a mix of urban, residential, and agricultural land.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.