Noun: redstart 'red,staa(r)t
- European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
"We spotted a redstart flitting among the branches";
- redtail
- Flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
"The American redstart flashed its orange patches while catching insects";
- American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
Derived forms: redstarts
Type of: flycatching warbler, thrush
Part of: genus Phoenicurus, Phoenicurus
Encyclopedia: Redstart