Males have a purple-blue throat and green back, while females have a spotted chest. The bird is seen low along forest edges and in shrubby second growth.
The male has a glittering purple-blue throat, green back and crown, grayish belly, and dark tail. The female has a spotted chest and a pink base to the lower bill.
It is seen fairly low at forest edges and in shrubby second-growth.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.