This hummingbird lives on the Pacific slope of the Peruvian Andes. It has bronzy-green upperparts and a white spot behind the eye, and takes nectar from flowering agaves and cacti.
Its upperparts are bronzy green, with a white spot behind the eye and a rosy-purple patch on the throat.
It has been recorded taking nectar from flowering agaves and cacti.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.