redstart (redirected from American redstarts)

red·start  (rdstärt)

n.

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.

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

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redstart [ˈrɛdˌstɑːt]

n

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]

Thesaurus

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