A sunbird of West African coastal woodland, gardens and cultivated areas. It feeds on nectar and other foods; one field account describes the male crown as gray-buff.
A field observation describes the male crown as gray-buff and the female as pale above. Plumage bleaches quickly in sunlight.
It uses woodland, gardens and cultivated areas. It feeds on nectar as well as other foods and is active by day.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.