red-billed

Bird with vermilion beak

Red-billed describes a bird species whose beak is red or reddish in color.

It appears in the common names of numerous bird species worldwide, distinguishing them from related species with differently colored bills: red-billed oxpecker, red-billed quelea, red-billed chough.

The term is purely descriptive and functions as a compound adjective modifying the bird's name.

species

oxpecker

Parasite-eating African bird

chough · avocet · starling · teal · woodpecker · parrot · toucan · bishop · grosbeak · tanager

ornithology

plumage

Bird's complete feather coat

  • taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
  • beakHorny avian mouthpart
  • avianOf or concerning birds

birdwatching · binoculars · species · identification · endemic · migration · nesting · habitat · foraging · flocking

coloration

scarlet

Bright orangish-red color

coral · carmine · cherry · bright · vivid · distinctive · marking · pigmentation · contrast

Family

red, bill, bills, billed, billing, billboard, duckbill, billfold, shoebill

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G