Characterization: Small species measuring about 13 cm in length. Common, widely distributed species. This bird has a short, pointed beak, the male is blue and black, and it has light red legs; the female is green, its head and upper wing coverts are bluish, its neck is gray and legs orange.

Distribution: It occurs from Central America and most of South America to Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina, in all regions of Brazil.

Habitat: It lives in fields with sparse trees, dry and gallery forests, on the edge of the forest at various heights, and in high forest canopy.

Habits: It normally lives in pairs or in small flocks, usually appearing in small mixed flocks with Cyanerpes and Tangara.

Diet: Mainly nectar, insects and fruit. It usually frequents fruit feeders.

Breeding: This bird reproduces in the spring and in the summer. Its nest is like a deep cup made of fine fibers and placed 5-7 meters above the ground between the outer leaves of a tree. Nest building is a female task, which is protected by the male against intruders. It lays 2 to 3 whitish or whitish-green eggs with light gray spots; they are incubated by the female. The chicks are fed by the couple and remain in the nest for about 13 days. It usually has 2 to 4 broods per season.

In the UFRA area: In the studies carried out at UFRA areas, this species of bird had a restricted spatial distribution. It was only fund in the restored native forests. It is considered rare because it was only spotted once.