redbird /ˈɹɛdbəːd/ noun5 •(US, Canada) Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.Then she chanced to look up and catch sight of a redbird in a tree. — 1970 •(US, Canada) Synonym of red tanager. •(US, Canada) Synonym of northern cardinal. •Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system; or a train of such cars. •(slang) A capsule of secobarbital. formsredbirds