redwing

A noun referring to either a North American blackbird with scarlet patches on its wings or a small European thrush with reddish flanks.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa bien un tordo norteamericano con marcas rojas en las alas, o bien un pequeño tordo europeo de flancos rojizos.

1. North American blackbird B2 formal american

   A North American blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) with distinctive scarlet and yellow patches on the wings of the male.

   • A redwing perched on the cattail and sang its distinctive call.
   • We spotted a flock of redwings in the marsh.
   • The male redwing's bright shoulder patches are used to attract mates.

   🇪🇸tordo sargento

   Sinónimos: red-winged blackbird

2. European thrush B2 formal british

   A small European thrush (Turdus iliacus) with reddish flanks and a distinctive white stripe above the eye.

   • The redwing is a common winter visitor to gardens in the UK.
   • We saw a redwing feeding on berries in the hedgerow.
   • The redwing's song is a soft, melodic warble.

   🇪🇸Zorzal alirrojo

• redwings plural form
• redwings' possessive plural form
• redwing's possessive singular form