Definition of Redwing

	Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog Now!
Home - Quote Topics - Quotes of the Day - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Quotation Trivia Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Redwing

A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius ph/niceus) of the family Icteridae. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird.

Related Definitions:

Also, American, And, Are, Bird, Black, Blackbird, Bordered, Bright, Called, Conspicuous, Each, European, Family, Is, Male, Marsh, North, Of, On, Orange, Passerine, Patch, Red, Swamp, The, Thrush, Troupial, Turdus, Under, Wing, With

Quotes