This small hummingbird has a narrow, forked tail and a brilliant green male. It follows circuits of flowers for nectar and also catches small insects.
The male is metallic green and has a narrow, forked tail. The female is green above, whitish below, and has white tips on the outer tail feathers.
It uses humid montane forest, edges, and shrubland at about 1,000–2,300 m. It trap-lines for nectar and also catches small insects, sometimes flying out from a perch.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.