This sunbird occurs in Angola and Namibia. It uses semi-open miombo woodland and shrubland, taking nectar and small insects. Males have brightly colored pectoral tufts.
Males have yellow and orange pectoral tufts and a narrow maroon-tipped band between the blue-green breast and dull off-white belly.
It occurs in miombo woodland and shrubland, gleaning nectar and taking small invertebrates from leaves and branches.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.