The Flame Robin is a small bird whose male has a bright orange-red breast. It breeds in high country in spring and summer, then moves to lower, more open areas in the cooler season.
Males have a bright orange-red breast. Females and young birds are mainly gray-brown and differ in color from adult males.
It breeds in high country in spring and summer, then moves to lower grasslands and open woodland in autumn and winter. It searches for insects on or near the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.