ðə mˈeɪl hɐz ɐn ˌɪɹɪdˈɛsənt jˈɛloʊɡɹˈiːn bɹˈɛst ʃˈiːld, ˈiːlˌɑːŋɡeɪɾᵻd blˈæk plˈuːmz, θɹˈiː ɪɹˈɛktaɪl spˈætʃəl hˈɛd wˈaɪɚz bᵻhˌaɪnd ˈiːtʃ ˈaɪ, kˈɑːpɚɹibɹˈɑːnzd nˈeɪzəl tˈʌft fˈɛðɚz ænd lˈɔŋ, wˈɛdʒʃˈeɪpt tˈeɪl fˈɛðɚz.
The male has an iridescent yellow-green breast shield, elongated black plumes, three erectile spatule head wires behind each eye, coppery-bronzed nasal tuft feathers and long, wedge-shaped tail feathers.