any of several predominantly red-colored birds, as the cardinal or scarlet tanager
redbird in American English
(ˈredˌbɜːrd)
noun
1.
the cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
2.
any of various other birds having red plumage, as the scarlet tanager
Word origin
[1660–70; red1 + bird]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adhesive, joke, mainstream, saturated, vocalize