| Noun | 1. | firebird - the male is bright red with black wings and tailtanager - any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males genus Piranga, Piranga - a genus of Thraupidae |
| 2. | firebird - eastern subspecies of northern orioleIcterus galbula, northern oriole - a kind of New World oriole | |
| 3. | firebird - tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumageNew World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing genus Pyrocephalus, Pyrocephalus - a genus of Tyrannidae |