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Noun: redstart  'red,staa(r)t
  1. Flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
    - American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
     
  2. European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
    - redtail

Derived forms: redstarts

Type of: flycatching warbler, thrush

Part of: genus Phoenicurus, Phoenicurus

Encyclopedia: Redstart