What is another word for redstart?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈɛdstɑːt] (IPA)

Redstart is a small, colorful bird that is often seen darting around in trees and bushes. While redstart is commonly used to describe this bird, there are several other synonyms that can also be used. One alternative is the firetail, which refers to the bird's bright red tail feathers. Another synonym is the flycatcher, as the redstart is known for catching insects in mid-air. Other synonyms include red-tail, red-rumped, and black redstart, which differentiate between different species of the bird. No matter what synonym is used, the redstart remains a striking and fascinating bird to watch.

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What are the hyponyms for Redstart?

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Usage examples for Redstart

"Happy those early days," those days of childish innocence,-though I was a man grown,-when every bird seemed newly created, and even the redstart and the wood wagtail were like rarities from the ends of the earth.
"Birds in the Bush"
Bradford Torrey
Practically, and for every-day ends, we may know a robin, or a redstart, or even a hermit thrush, when we see him, without first turning the bird into a specimen.
"Birds in the Bush"
Bradford Torrey
Quick darting through the dewy morn, The redstart trilled his twittering horn And vanished in thick boughs; at even, Like liquid pearls fresh showered from heaven, The high notes of the lone wood thrush Fell on the forest's holy hush; But thou all day complainest here,- 'Pe-wee!
"Birds and Poets"
John Burroughs

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