redstart
noun
red·start
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Definition of redstart
1
: a small Old World songbird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus of the family Turdidae) with the male having a white brow, black throat, and chestnut breast and tail
2
: an American warbler (Setophaga ruticilla of the family Parulidae) with a black and orange male
Examples of redstart in a Sentence
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At Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, there were two Wilson’s phalaropes, three swamp sparrows, four American redstarts, and a blackpoll warbler. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings across the region," 23 June 2019 Getty Images/Morgan McMullenGetty Images Hello, redstarts, and welcome to another edition of This Week in Timothée Chalamet. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "This Week in Timothée Chalamet, May 17 Edition," 17 May 2019 Warblers and thrashers, hummingbirds and catbirds, redstarts and orioles, dozens of migratory species can be seen or heard on the narrow slip of land between Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. — Ben Raines, AL.com, "Tiny birds, incredible journey," 20 Apr. 2018 Aristotle thought that the robins living in Greece in the winter somehow turned into redstarts in the summer. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, "On Long Migrations, Birds Chase an Eternal Spring," 5 Jan. 2017 In another account, a small black redstart reportedly landed in the reservoir and was struggling to stay above water. — Fox News, "Wild ducks reportedly pictured killing, eating small birds," 30 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'redstart.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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