redstart

/ˈɹɛdstɑɹt/

Etymology

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

noun

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