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redstart, any of about 11 bird species of the Old World chat-thrush genus Phoenicurus (family Muscicapidae) or any of a dozen New World birds of vaguely similar appearance and behaviour. The Old World redstarts, 14 cm (5.5 inches) long, are named for their tail colour (Middle English stert, “tail”). They constantly flirt or shiver their tails and have flycatcher-like habits. The common redstart (P. phoenicurus) breeds across temperate Eurasia; the male is gray, with a black face and throat, reddish breast, and red-brown tail. New World redstarts are wood warblers (family Parulidae). The common, or American, redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) breeds ...(100 of 195 words)

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