Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun redbird
2 senses of redbird
Sense 1
scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea, redbird, firebird -- (the male is bright red with black wings and tail)
=> tanager -- (any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males)
Sense 2
cardinal, cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena Cardinalis, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird -- (crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male)
=> finch -- (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)