firebird

Other forms: firebirds

Definitions of firebird

1. noun

   the male is bright red with black wings and tail
   synonyms: Piranga olivacea, redbird, scarlet tanager

   type of:

   tanager

   any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
2. noun

   eastern subspecies of northern oriole
   synonyms: Baltimore bird, Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula galbula, hangbird

   type of:

   Icterus galbula, northern oriole

   a kind of New World oriole
3. noun

   tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
   synonyms: Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus, vermillion flycatcher

   type of:

   New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher

   large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing