This very small hummingbird is 6–7 cm long and has a relatively short bill. It is active by day and feeds mainly on nectar.
It is 6–7 cm long and weighs about 2.3–2.4 g. Its bill is relatively short for a hummingbird, and adult males and females are both rather plain in color.
It is active by day and feeds mainly on nectar. It uses flower-rich scrub, woodland edges and towns, avoiding dense woodland.
The male has dark green upperparts and white chin and throat speckled with black.
The female has white underparts and large white tips to the outer tail feathers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.