This jacamar lives in forests of western Amazonia. It has a blackish-green crown and head sides, with reddish upperparts and tail.
The crown and sides of the head are blackish green, while the upperparts and tail are reddish.
The account places it in primary and secondary terra firme forest, along forest edges, and in clearings. Its diet is not well documented.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.