redbird

American  

[red-burd] / ˈrɛdˌbɜrd /

noun

1. any of various birds having red plumage, especially the northern cardinal.

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Etymology

Origin of redbird

First recorded in 1660–70; red ¹ + bird

Example Sentences

Watching with delight in spring as a male redbird presents his mate with an edible demonstration of his “fitness as a partner,” she comments, “In the avian world, a grub is an engagement ring.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

I wanted to roll it in my palm like the head of a small redbird until it sang to me.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 12, 2016

There was the summer redbird common in the Southern States, but this place is much beyond its northern limit, and, besides, this bird is not scarlet, but is of a dull red.

From Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt by Burroughs, John

The cardinal grossbeak, or Virginia redbird, is quite common in the same localities, though more inclined to seek the woods.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

On a fallen log a redbird sang with jubilant note.

From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Bayne, Mary Addams