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ˈrɛdˌstɑrtred·start
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Princeton's WordNet
American redstart, redstart, Setophaga ruticillanoun
flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
redstart, redtailnoun
European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
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Redstartnoun
A small, handsome European singing bird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus, formerly Ruticilla phoenicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is Phoenicurus ochruros (formerly Phoenicurus tithys), and is now rare and protected by law in England. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla and allied genera, native of India. (b) An American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches.
Wiktionary
redstartnoun
Any of various insectivorous ground feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.
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redstart
A redstart is a type of small songbird, often characterized by a bright orange or red tail. They belong to the family Muscicapidae and are found mainly in Eurasia and North Africa, with some species in the Americas. The name "redstart" comes from the Old English words 'read' meaning "red" and 'steort' meaning "tail".
Webster Dictionary
Redstartnoun
a small, handsome European singing bird (Ruticilla phoenicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is P.tithys. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla amnd allied genera, native of India
Redstartnoun
an American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches
Etymology: [Red + start tail.]
Wikidata
Redstart
Redstarts are a group of small Old World birds. They were formerly classified in the thrush family, but are now known to be part of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. They are currently treated in four genera, the true redstarts Phoenicurus, the closely related genera Chaimarrornis and Rhyacornis, and the less closely related genus Hodgsonius. These are insectivorous ground feeding birds, most of which have the red tail which gives the group its name; "start" is the modern English reflex of Middle English stert, Old English steort, tail of an animal. Most species are migratory, with northern species being long-distance migrants and more southerly species often being altitudinal migrants breeding at high altitude and moving lower down in winter. They are small insectivores, the males mostly brightly coloured in various combinations of red, blue, white, and black, the females light brown with a red tail. Recent genetic studies have shown that the genus Phoenicurus is not monophyletic, but may be made so by the inclusion of Chaimarrornis and Rhyacornis within Phoenicurus; this conclusion is yet to be taken up by the International Ornithological Congress. The New World redstarts in the genera Setophaga and Myioborus are not closely related; they are New World warblers in the family Parulidae. Members of the latter genus, with extensive white and no red in their tails, are now more often called "whitestarts".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of redstart in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of redstart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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