The female's upperparts are also shiny bronze-green and its underparts are grayish lightening to pale white on the abdomen.

It has a brownish gray tail with broad black marks near the end; the outermost feathers have white tips.

It takes nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants and males defend nectar-rich territories.

The nest is a cup of soft plant fibers bound with spider silk and covered on the outside with lichens and bark flakes.

It is usually placed in a tree or shrub and in Puerto Rico has been found on human-made substrates such as power lines, antennas, and fences.

[8] The IUCN has assessed the Puerto Rican mango as being of Least Concern, though its population is not known and is believed to be decreasing.