This 12-14cm bird is a small passerine bird native Australian, moderately common resident of the coolest parts of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania.
In spring and summer, the Flame Robin is often found in wet eucalypt forest in hilly or mountainous areas, particularly the tops and slopes, to an elevation of 1800m. It generally prefers areas with more clearings and less understory. Flame Robins often become more abundant in areas recently burnt by bushfires, but move away once the undergrowth regrows. They may also move into logged or cleared areas in forests.
The Flame Robin is predominantly insectivorous, pouncing on prey from a perch in a tree, or foraging on the ground. A territorial bird, the Flame Robin employs song and plumage displays to mark out and defend its territory.
Within its range, it is generally migratory, moving from alpine and subalpine regions to lowlands in winter, although the breeding and non-breeding ranges overlap. There is some evidence that male birds migrate several days before females.
This bird impresses as nervous and twitchy, flicking its wings alternately when still. The Flame Robin's flight is fast, with a markedly undulating character.
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