It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama.

Male unmistakable with bright turquoise blue crown and nape, sides of head and neck, centre of back, rump and scapulars.

; forehead lores, sides of back, wings and tail, and mid-throat and entire remaining underparts black; the thighs are scarlet, but these are usually hidden.

Female dull greenish blue above, brightest on cheeks, scapulars, and rump, duskier on back, wings, and tail; below dingy buffy greyish, buffiest on belly and undertail coverts.

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