Its crown, back, and breast are green with a bluish tinge, the rump purplish blue, and the belly and vent area red.

The upperside of the tail is purplish blue with a broad black tip and the underside is slaty.

The female differs in having a slaty maxilla and gray head, back, breast, and upper belly.

[4] Evidence of the Chocó trogon eating fruits and arthropods has been found through stomach content analysis.

"[6] The IUCN has assessed the Chocó trogon as being of Least Concern, though it population is unknown and believed to be decreasing.