A small sunbird with a narrow blue-purple band on the male's breast, seen in forests and gardens in eastern South Africa.
The male has glossy green upperparts, a yellow belly, and a narrow blue-purple breast band. The female also has a yellow belly but lacks the purple band.
It is described as monogamous, with the female building a pendant-shaped nest from grass and leaves. The source also reports that nests are often built close to wasp nests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.