In 1999, Schodde & Mason in their Directory of Australian Birds split the Scarlet Robin into Pacific Robin P. multicolor distributed in various Pacific islands and Scarlet Robin P. boodang with 3 sub-species distributed in Tasmania, south-eastern Australia and south-western Australia. Photos 1 to 5 were taken in Tasmania so are of the sub-species P. boodang leggii while photos 6 to 8 are from Western Australia and are of the sub-species P. b. campbelli.

The male is black above with a scarlet breast and whitish belly. The head is black with a large white patch on the forecrown and the black extends to cover the throat and upper breast.