redstart

American  

[red-stahrt] / ˈrɛdˌstɑrt /

noun

1. any of several small, Old World thrushes, usually with reddish-brown tails, especially Phoenicurus phoenicurus European redstart.

2. any of several fly-catching, New World warblers, especially Setophaga ruticilla American redstart, having black and white plumage with reddish-orange patches.

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redstart British  

/ ˈrɛdˌstɑːt /

noun

1. any European songbird of the genus Phoenicurus , esp P. phoenicurus , in which the male has a black throat, orange-brown tail and breast, and grey back: family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc)

2. any North American warbler of the genus Setophaga , esp S. ruticilla

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Etymology

Origin of redstart

1560–70; red ¹ + obsolete start tail ( Middle English start, stert tail, handle, Old English steort tail; akin to Old High German sterz, Old Norse stertr )