redbird

Crimson feathered songster

Redbird is an informal name for any of several birds with prominent red plumage, most commonly the northern cardinal.

The term appears in regional American usage and place names: We had redbirds at the feeder all winter.

Redbird can also refer to the scarlet tanager or summer tanager depending on location.

symbolic

cardinal

Of foremost importance

Stanford · baseball · football · team · logo · spirit · pride · sports · emblem · NCAA

cardinal

cardinal

Of foremost importance

ruby · cherry · garnet · carmine · cerise · flame · coral · rouge · plumage · crest

avian

cardinal

Of foremost importance

  • finchSmall seed-eating songbird
  • bluejayCrested North American songbird
  • robinSmall orange-breasted thrush

oriole · tanager · grosbeak · sparrow · wren · chickadee · mockingbird · thrush · warbler · junco

songbird

cardinal

Of foremost importance

  • songMusical piece with words
  • whistleShrill air-blown sounder
  • callContact by phone

chirp · melody · birdsong · dawn · chorus · perch · singing · trill · note · pitch

nature

cardinal

Of foremost importance

  • winterYear's coldest quarter
  • snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
  • branchDivision or woody limb

evergreen · holly · berries · sunflower · seeds · feeder · backyard · garden · woodland · hedge

Categories
Opposites
color-named birds

redbirdbluebird

Azure-backed North American thrush

blue jay · blackbird · yellowbird · goldfinch · greenfinch

Family

redbirds

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G