The Needle-billed Hermit uses lowland rainforest understory and takes nectar and small arthropods. It has a long straight bill and elongated central tail feathers tipped with white.
It has a long straight bill, an orange throat, breast, and belly, and elongated central tail feathers with white tips.
It usually uses the understory of lowland rainforest, including terra firme, várzea, bamboo thickets, and plantations. It feeds on nectar and small arthropods by trap-lining.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.