Flame Robin — Australian Bird Identification Guide | BetterBirding

Bird guideFlame Robin

A territorial bird, the flame robin employs song and plumage displays to mark out and defend its territory.

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⚠️VIC: Vulnerable; WA: Vulnerable

🌿Endemic to Australia

At a glance

FamilyAustralasian Robins

SizeSmall

RarityCommon

Habitatopen woodland, closed forest, grassland, and sparse woodland

Best timeMost reliable in Victoria from April to August.

Sounds

Sound sample

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Recorded by Étienne Leroy

Range map

Range map

Occurrence window

3125visible hotspots

60273visible records

3states

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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.

Species notes

Overview

Large Australian robin. Breast and belly a bright orange-red. Black upperwing shows extensive white panels. Female brown above, paler brown below; darker wing with pale panels. In Tasmania, similar female Dusky Robin lacks pale wing panels.

Behavior

Forages in small flocks on the ground in farmland, grasslands, parks, and other open habitats in southeastern Australia and Tasmania.

Gallery

Regional timing

New South Wales

Peak: April to August11,801 records

Victoria

Peak: April to August37,458 records

Tasmania

Peak: September to November13,727 records

Queensland

Peak: May to July11 records

South Australia

Peak: April to July335 records

Australian Capital Territory

Peak: July to August5,334 records

Commonly confused with

Scarlet RobinPetroica boodangLarge Australian robin. Breast and belly bright scarlet. Black wing shows extensive white panels. Females brownish above, pale below, with reddish breast patch, dark upperwing with pale panels, and large white spot above bill. In Tasmania, similar Dusky Robin lacks pale panels in the wing.→Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullataLarge Australian robin. Female gray above, pale below, with pale wing panels. Similar but smaller Jacky-winter lacks the wing pattern and waves its tail from side to side. Often in pairs. Inhabits open, arid habitats in inland areas throughout Australia.→Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinansDark tail with prominent white outer tail feathers, absent in similar Kimberley subspecies of Lemon-bellied Flyrobin. Female Hooded Robin similar but with darker wing showing pale panels. Female Golden Whistler much larger and plumper, with a thick bill and yellow lower belly.→