red-winged
Blackbird with epaulets
Red-winged describes a bird or insect having wings that are red or marked with red.
The term appears most often in the name of the red-winged blackbird, a common North American species whose males display distinctive scarlet shoulder patches: A red-winged blackbird perched on the cattails.
Dark-plumaged thrush species
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
- starlingGlossy gregarious passerine
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- cattailsTall wetland reed
wetland · songbird · flock · nesting · territorial · male · epaulets · shoulder patches
Bright orangish-red color
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- vermillionVivid red-orange color
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- patchMaterial covering damage
contrast · black · yellow border · vivid · striking · bright · pigmentation · carotenoid
Finest taxonomic rank
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- covertsConcealing undergrowth or plumage
- dimorphismTwo distinct forms
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
juvenile · subspecies · birdwatching · binoculars · Peterson · Audubon · life list · taxonomy
blackbird
Dark-plumaged thrush species
cattails · wetland · songbird · flock · nesting · territorial · male · epaulets · shoulder patches · breeding plumage
scarlet
Bright orangish-red color
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- vermillionVivid red-orange color
- shoulderUpper arm joint
patch · contrast · black · yellow border · vivid · striking · bright · pigmentation · carotenoid · iridescent
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- covertsConcealing undergrowth or plumage
- dimorphismTwo distinct forms
female · juvenile · subspecies · birdwatching · binoculars · Peterson · Audubon · life list · taxonomy · passerine