1. Dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
   "A redtail soared overhead, scanning for prey";
   - red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
    
2. European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
   "The redtail's vibrant plumage stood out against the green leaves";
   - redstart

Derived forms: redtails

Type of: hawk, thrush

Part of: Buteo, genus Buteo, genus Phoenicurus, Phoenicurus

Encyclopedia: Redtail