American redstart

noun

1. redstart2

Word History and Origins

Origin of American redstart¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

I think what we had were a black and white warbler, a black-throated green warbler, a yellow-rumped warbler and an American redstart.

From Washington Post

“I see an American redstart. No, it’s a bay-breasted warbler and there’s a summer tanager, a female because it’s yellow-orange.”

From Washington Post

On a recent walk, Mr. DeCandido played a warbler’s cry, piquing the interest of northern cardinals, crows and an American redstart.

From Wall Street Journal

Alas, my silly fears! there stood the little beauty's exact counterpart, labeled Setophaga ruticilla, the American redstart,—a bird which the manual assured me was very common in my neighborhood.

From Project Gutenberg