Characterization: Small species measuring about 18cm in length. One of the largest hummingbird species, this bird can be recognized for its forked tail, which accounts for nearly 2/3 of its total size. Its head and neck are blue, and the rest of its plumage is bright dark-green.

Distribution: Throughout Brazil, except in certain regions of the Amazon.

Habitat: Secondary forests, gardens, back yards, orchards, cities, and in other open areas.

Habits: A diurnal and solitary species, this bird is very aggressive during its most active hours. It is among the very few birds that have the ability to hibernate, as well as the other species of hummingbirds.

Diet: Mainly nectar, feeding almost exclusively in flight. They also feed on insects and spiders.

Breeding: This bird lays 2 eggs in bowl-shaped nest built on a horizontal branch, woven with roots and cobwebs and decorated on the outside with lichens.

In the UFRA area: This hummingbird species was broadly distributed in the studies conducted at the São Francisco Sugarmill areas. It was spotted in organic sugarcane fields, in wetlands with herbaceous plants, in wetlands with riparian forests, in restored native forests, in mixed forests in regeneration, in native forests, in forests in spontaneous regeneration and in fields in spontaneous regeneration. It is considered medially frequent, as it was spotted 22 times.