A hummingbird of the Amazon lowlands that uses forest undergrowth and feeds on nectar.
It is dull green above, with a scaled-looking rump and greyish underparts. The bill is straight, with a reddish lower mandible, and the tail has white tips.
It uses the understorey of lowland terra firme rainforest and dense adjoining forest, feeding on nectar.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.