Diet: nectarivore based on Teles and Dias 2010 and Vecchi and Alves 2015

Abundance: 0.17 to 2.41% (median 0.39%)

Latitudinal range: -23.6° to -7.7°

Habitats: desert/xeric shrubland (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2)

Found in 4 samples

Brazil: São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Ilha Grande (vertically-mobile nets), Serra do Condurú State Park, Engenho Independência

See also Florisuga, Florisuga mellivora