The Red-headed Flameback occurs around Palawan in the Philippines. It uses forest and woodland and is treated as a species distinct from the Greater Flameback group.
The adult profile highlights a red head, golden back, and dark tail as identifying features.
It uses forest and woodland. Oiseaux.net classifies it as an invertebrate eater; BirdForum describes activity in the canopy and mid-story.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.