Meanings
nounredwing (plural redwings)
plural redwings
- A red-winged blackbird
The flocks of Yellowheads and Red-wings settled many ranks deep among the reeds
1905, William Beebe, Two Bird-Lovers In Mexico, page 116
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.
More synonyms by meaning
nounNorth American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
Similar
red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἰλλάς, τυλάς
- ἰλλάς (illás)Turdus iliacus
- τυλάς (tulás)Turdus iliacus
Bulgarian беловежд дрозд
- беловежд дрозд (belovežd drozd)Turdus iliacus
Catalan tord ala-roig, tord cellard
- tord ala-roigTurdus iliacus
- tord cellardTurdus iliacus
Czech cvrčala
- cvrčalaTurdus iliacus
Danish vindrossel
- vindrosselTurdus iliacus
Dutch koperwiek
- koperwiekTurdus iliacus
Estonian vainurästas
- vainurästasTurdus iliacus
Finnish punakylkirastas
- punakylkirastasTurdus iliacus
French grive mauvis
- grive mauvisTurdus iliacus
German Rotdrossel
- RotdrosselTurdus iliacus
Greek κοκκινότσιχλα
- κοκκινότσιχλα (kokkinótsichla)Turdus iliacus
Hungarian szőlőrigó
- szőlőrigóTurdus iliacus
Icelandic skógarþröstur
- skógarþrösturTurdus iliacus
Italian tordo sassello, malvizzo
- tordo sasselloTurdus iliacus
- malvizzoTurdus iliacus
Latvian plukšķis
- plukšķisTurdus iliacus
Norwegian Bokmål rødvingetrost
- rødvingetrostTurdus iliacus
Polish droździk
- droździkTurdus iliacus
Portuguese tordo-ruivo
- tordo-ruivoTurdus iliacus
Romanian sturz de vii, sturzul viilor
- sturz de viiTurdus iliacus
- sturzul viilorTurdus iliacus
Russian белобро́вик, белобро́вый дрозд
- белобро́вик (belobróvik)Turdus iliacus
- белобро́вый дрозд (belobróvyj drozd)Turdus iliacus
- дрозд-белобро́вик (drozd-belobróvik)Turdus iliacus
- дрозд-оре́ховник (drozd-oréxovnik)Turdus iliacus
Slovak drozd červenkavý
- drozd červenkavýTurdus iliacus
Spanish zorzal alirrojo
- zorzal alirrojoTurdus iliacus
Swedish rödvingetrast
- rödvingetrastTurdus iliacus
Turkish kızıl ardıç kuşu
- kızıl ardıç kuşuTurdus iliacus
Cite this entry
APA
redwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redwing
MLA
“redwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redwing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redwing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redwing.
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