redstart

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *redstert; equivalent to red +‎ start (“tail”). Compare Dutch roodstaart, Danish rødstjert.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛdstɑɹt/
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Noun

redstart (plural redstarts)

  1. Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.
  2. (Canada, US) A species of warbler native to the Americas, Setophaga ruticilla, only distantly related to Phoenicurus.

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