It mostly inhabits somewhat humid caatinga landscapes with dense undergrowth beneath shrubs and trees, but also more open areas such as cerrado.

[5] The broad-tipped hermit is thought to be a "trap-line" feeder, visiting a circuit of flowering plants.

[5] The broad-tipped hermit's nesting season has not been fully defined but appears to span at least December to February.

The broad-tipped hermit's song is "a rising and falling bisyllablic series of notes 'si-lew' repeated continuously...[s]ometimes altered with a longer 'suweesi'.

"[5] The IUCN has assessed the broad-tipped hermit as being of Least Concern, though its population size and trend are unknown.