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redstart

DEFINITIONS OF: redstart

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n flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail

Synonyms:
American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
Type of:
flycatching warbler
any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing

n European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins

Synonyms:
redtail
Type of:
thrush
songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
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