This hummingbird occurs in Andean cloud forest. Females resemble males but have more green spotting below, and their pink throat patch may be smaller or absent.
The upperparts are green and the underparts warm buff. The fairly long bill curves slightly downward. Males show a pink throat patch; females have more green spotting below and a smaller or absent throat patch.
It is found in Andean cloud forest at 1,000–2,200 m. It is usually uncommon in the lower forest strata but can be fairly common at feeders.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.