This hummingbird occurs around the tepuis of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. It has green upperparts, a cinnamon-toned tail, and pale buff-grey underparts.
The front and upperparts are green, the tail is golden-cinnamon, and the underparts are buff-grey. The sexes are similar in plumage.
It uses humid forest edges and slopes, scrub, and other tepui habitats. It feeds on nectar, often alone and low in the vegetation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.