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Answer for the clue "Gray parrot feature ", 7 letters:
redtail

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Word definitions for redtail in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail [syn: red-tailed hawk , Buteo jamaicensis ] European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins [syn: redstart ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The red-tailed hawk. 2 The European redstart.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1812 in reference to a type of North American hawk; earlier used of various smaller European birds with red tail feathers (1550s); from red (adj.1) + tail (n.).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zo["o]l.) A small, handsome European singing bird ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus , formerly Ruticilla phoenicurus ), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail , brantail , fireflirt , firetail ...

Usage examples of redtail.

I saw that morning: redwood, oak and madrone standing brilliantly outlined against a deep blue sky, meadows and grasslands teaming with field mice and other rodents, redtailed hawks circling overhead.