American redstarts

red·start (r

stärt

)

1. A small North American bird (Setophaga ruticilla), the male of which has black plumage with orange patches on the wings and tail.

2. A European bird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) having grayish plumage and a rust-red breast and tail.

[red + obsolete start, tail (from Middle English stert, from Old English steort; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

redstart [ˈrɛdˌstɑːt]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any European songbird of the genus Phoenicurus, esp P. phoenicurus, in which the male has a black throat, orange-brown tail and breast, and grey back: family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any North American warbler of the genus Setophaga, esp S. ruticilla

[Old English rēad red¹ + steort tail; compare German Rotsterz]

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Noun	1.	redstart - flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla flycatching warbler - any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing
	2.	redstart - European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins redtail thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast genus Phoenicurus, Phoenicurus - Old World thrushes

Translations

redstart [ˈredstɑːt] N → colirrojo m real

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American redstart Bird Brantail Firetail Fly-catching warbler flycatching warbler genus Phoenicurus Phoenicurus red Redtail Setophaga ruticilla Starfinch stark-naked thrush warbler Water robin	4 Science, the researchers report that American redstarts that reach their New Hampshire summer breeding ground early--a big factor in nesting success--have isotope ratios typical of moist, food-rich winter habitats. Poor winter homes delay bird nesting by Milius, Susan / Science News Sherry of Tulane University in New Orleans studied a population of American redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla) that summer in New Hampshire's White Mountains and winter in Jamaica. Development makes songbirds easy prey by Science News	American nutmeg American oil palm American olive American organ American oriole American parasol American parsley fern American Party American pasqueflower American pennyroyal American persimmon American pit bull terrier American pitcher plants American plaice American plan American plane American Protective Association American pulsatilla American quaking aspen American raspberry American rattlebox American red elder American red plum American red squirrel American redstart American redstarts American Revised Version American Revolution American Revolutionary leader American Revolutionary War American robin American rock brake American sable American saddle horse American Samoa American shrew mole American Sign Language American silver fir American smelt American smokewood American smooth dogfish American Spanish American spicebush American spikenard American Staffordshire terrier American Standard Code for Information Interchange American Standard Version American star grass American state American Stock Exchange American sweet chestnut	American Recreation Resource and Education Center, Inc. American Red Angus Association American Red Brangus Association American Red Cross American Red Cross American Red Cross American Red Cross American Red Cross at Stanford University American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter American Red Cross Biomedical Services American Red Cross Club American Red Cross Disaster Services American Red Cross in Greater New York American Red Cross of Central Florida American Red Cross of Greater Chicago American Red Cross of Greater Columbus American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay American Red Cross Tissue Services American Red Cross Volunteer American Red Cross Volunteer Lifesavings Corps American red elder American Red Magen David for Israel American red plum American Red Poll Association American red squirrel American Red-bellied Turtle American redstart American redstart American redstarts American reed organ American reed organ American Reference Books Annual American Reflexology Certification Board American Reform Party American Refrigerator Transit Co. American Refugee Committee American Refugee Committee International American Regions Math League American Regions Mathematics League American Registry for Internet Numbers American Registry for Internet Numbers American Registry of Arab Bred Sporthorses American Registry of Clinical Radiography Technologists American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers American Registry of Inhalation Therapists American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists American Registry of Pathology American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists American Registry of Radiologic Technologists American Registry of Radiologic Technologists American Registry of Savate Instructors and Clubs American Rehabilitation and Economics Association American Rehabilitation Counseling Association American Rehabilitation Counselors Association American Rehabilitation Ministries American Releasing Corporation

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American redstart
Bird
Brantail
Firetail
Fly-catching warbler
flycatching warbler
genus Phoenicurus
Phoenicurus
red
Redtail
Setophaga ruticilla
Starfinch
stark-naked
thrush
warbler
Water robin

4 Science, the researchers report that American redstarts that reach their New Hampshire summer breeding ground early--a big factor in nesting success--have isotope ratios typical of moist, food-rich winter habitats.

Poor winter homes delay bird nesting by Milius, Susan / Science News

Sherry of Tulane University in New Orleans studied a population of American redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla) that summer in New Hampshire's White Mountains and winter in Jamaica.

Development makes songbirds easy prey by Science News

American parsley fern

American Party

American pasqueflower

American pennyroyal

American persimmon