The fiery-tailed awlbill (Avocettula recurvirostris) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes.

[4] The fiery-tailed awlbill primarily inhabits open savanna-like areas in primary forest where it favors vegetation near granite outcrops.

[7] The fiery-tailed awlbill is a "trap-line" feeder, visiting a circuit of flowering plants to collect nectar.

It is known to span from September to December in Suriname and there are records from July in northern Brazil and French Guiana.

The female builds a small cup nest of soft plant materials and spider silk on a horizontal branch, usually between 5 and 12 m (16 and 39 ft) above the ground.

[7] The IUCN originally assessed the fiery-tailed awlbill as Near Threatened but since 2004 has rated it as being of Least Concern.