This hummingbird occurs on the east slope of the Andes in central and southeastern Peru. Peruvian records are from humid montane forest at 650–1,700 m.
Males are mostly dark green with an iridescent pink gorget. Females are green above with whitish-grey throats and central underparts; both sexes have a slightly notched blue tail.
It takes nectar from flowers in forest interior and edges. Compiled ecology data place it in humid montane forest and forest edges at roughly 650–1,700 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.