redstart
noun
- ☆ any of various wood warblers; esp. the (Setophaga ruticilla), the male of which is black and orange above and white below
- any of a genus (Phoenicurus) of small European thrushes with a reddish tail, esp. a common species (P. phoenicurus)
See redstart in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĕdˈstärtˌ)
noun- A small North American bird (Setophaga ruticilla), the male of which has black plumage with orange patches on the wings and tail.
- A European bird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) having grayish plumage and a rust-red breast and tail.
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