The Fiery-tailed Awlbill is a small hummingbird with a bill that curves upward at the tip. It occurs in northern South America and visits flowering trees and shrubs for nectar.
Its bill has a distinctive tip that turns upward. The account reports a length of about 9.4 cm.
It forages alone, following a regular route among flowering shrubs and trees such as Clusia and Dioclea to drink nectar.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.