The little hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) is a hummingbird that is a resident breeder in north-eastern Venezuela, northern Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Trinidad.

[1] This lowland species occurs in various semi-open wooded habitats, e.g. mangrove, secondary forest, plantations and scrub.

As most other hermits, it has a long decurved bill, elongated central rectrices with whitish tips and a blackish mask bordered by a whitish-buff malar and supercilium.

The males form communal leks where they sing and flash their tails to attract the females.

The food of this species is nectar, taken from a wide variety of flowers (e.g. Heliconia), and some small insects and spiders.