Its throat and upper breast are glittering blue-green and the rest of the underparts bright metallic green.

Most of its tail is bluish green; the outer feathers have gray bases, a dark blue band near the end, and white tips.

There it primarily inhabits the open scrub and savanna of the range's middle and upper elevations.

[6] The most important source of nectar for the Chiribiquete emerald is the low shrub Decagonocarpus cornutus.

[6] The IUCN has assessed the Chiribiquete emerald as being of Least Concern, though it occupies a limited range and its population size and trend are unknown.

[1] Most of its habitat is within Chiribiquete National Park and the mountaintops have little human activity, so "there would appear to be no imminent threat to the species.