This hummingbird lives in montane forests on the eastern slopes of the Andes. Males are green with a purple throat and undertail; their plumage differs from that of females.
Males are green, with purple on the throat and undertail. Females have a rufous-and-green throat and coppery green underparts. Both sexes have a dark blue forked tail and white feather tufts on the legs.
It inhabits montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes. PeruAves describes the species as uncommon there.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.