Characterization: Species measuring about 19.5 cm. Wingspan of 54cm, and weighing 97-134g. This bird is more common with short ears, and it is hard to see at dusk. Yellow iris, gray chest with dark, vertical splashes on fine transverse stripes.

Distribution: It occurs east of Rondônia and Mato Grosso through Goiás to the south, up to the west of São Paulo and Paraná.

Habitat: It inhabits riparian and gallery forests in the savanna. In the Amazon, they are typical of river islands and floodplain forests, riverside forests and riparian forests where small-leaved saffrons predominate.

Habits: It lives in the medium extract of tangled vegetation formations, mainly small-leaved saffrons.

Diet: Its food consists mainly of arthropods, which it catches with the tips of its jaws.

Breeding: This species builds its nest with intertwined fine foliage, and the nest is suspended on bush branches, often in swampy areas.

In the UFRA area: This humming bird species was not spotted frequently and is considered rare, because it was only seen 8 times. This bird occurred most often in restored native forests. It was also found in mixed forests in regeneration, in native forests, and in forests in spontaneous regeneration.