This hummingbird occurs on Colombia’s northern coast. A 1992 BirdLife account often associates it with coastal mangroves, while also noting a record from dry scrub.
A 2022 photograph of one adult male at Isla de Salamanca shows blue-green iridescence on the head and back and a long, slender, straight bill.
A 1992 BirdLife account says the species appears largely restricted to coastal mangroves and is usually seen alone at various heights within them. It also notes one record from dry scrub and says the degree of dependence on mangroves is unknown.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.