The

redwing The redwing (''Turdus iliacus'') is a bird in the thrush family, Turdidae, native to Europe and the Palearctic, slightly smaller than the related song thrush. Taxonomy and systematics This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1 ...

(''Turdus iliacus'') is a type of bird in the thrush family. Red Wing(s) or Redwing(s) may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Red Wing'' (film), a 2013 Western starring Bill Paxton *

Redwing (Marvel Comics) R'Klll R'Klll (sometimes spelled R'Kill) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is depicted as the wife of Dorrek VII, the mother of Anelle, and the grandmother of Hulkling. Raa of the Cav ...

, the pet bird and sidekick of the Marvel Comics character Falcon * Redwing (comics), a DC Comics character * Redwing, an Amalgam Comics character * ''Redwing'' (book), a fantasy novel by Holly Bennett * "Red Wing" (song), a 1907 song by Kerry Mills and Thurland Chattaway * Red Wings, an airship squadron in the video game ''

Final Fantasy IV titled ''Final Fantasy II'' in its initial North American release, is a 1991 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The fourth main installment of the ''Final ...

'' * Redwing Records, an independent record label founded by

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her Bonnie Raitt (album), self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed Americana (mu ...

People

* Joan Redwing, materials scientist and professor at

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsyl ...

* Tatankamani or Red Wing II (c. 1755–1829), Native American leader of the Mdewakanton Dakota * Princess Red Wing (1896–1987), Native American elder, historian, folklorist and museum curator *

Red Wing (actress) Red Wing (born Lilian Margaret St. Cyr; February 23, 1884March 13, 1974, Winnebago/Ho-Chunk) was an American actress of the silent era. She and her husband James Young Deer ( Nanticoke) have been dubbed by some as one of the first Native Ameri ...

(1884–1974), Native American silent film actress born Lillian St. Cyr

Places

Canada

* Red Wing, a community in the town of

The Blue Mountains, Ontario The Blue Mountains is a town in Grey County, Southwestern Ontario, southwestern Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River (Grey County), Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. It is named for the Blue Mountain Formation, Blue Mountain, a ...

Redwing, Saskatchewan Redwing, Saskatchewan, Canada, is a small community in the rural municipality (RM) of Buckland No. 491, located on Saskatchewan Highway 2. Redwing and Red Wing Terrace are both localities of Buckland No. 491. Red Wing Terrace is north of th ...

, a community north of

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada, after Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. It is situated near the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway ...

United States

* Red Wing, Colorado, an unincorporated community * Redwing, Kansas, an unincorporated community *

Red Wing crater Red Wing or Red Wing Creek structure is a meteor crater located in McKenzie County, North Dakota, about southwest of Watford City, North Dakota, United States. History The crater is not exposed to the surface, but was discovered using seismic ...

, North Dakota *

Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing is a city in and the county seat of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the upper Mississippi River. The population was 16,547 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropo ...

, a city * Redwing, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Sports

Adirondack Red Wings The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, United States at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the Nati ...

, a former minor league ice hockey team * Redwings, the sports teams of

Benet Academy Benet Academy ( ) is a private, highly competitive, co-educational, college-preparatory, Benedictine high school in Lisle, Illinois, United States, overseen by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois, Diocese of Joliet. Founded in 1886, ...

, a high school in Lisle, Illinois, United States *

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

, a National Hockey League team *

Fredericton Red Wings The Fredericton Red Wings were a Junior ice hockey team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. In 2025, the team relocated to the City of Bathurst, New Brunswick and was rebranded as the Chaleur Lightning. History The County Aces were founded in ...

, a junior ice hockey team in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League *

Hamilton Red Wings The Hamilton Red Wings were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1960 to 1974. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario, at the Barton Street Arena, also known as the Hamilton Forum. History The Hamilton Tiger Cubs we ...

, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association operating between 1960 and 1974 *

Rochester Red Wings The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They are located in Rochester, New York, and play their home games at Innovative Fie ...

, a minor league baseball team *

Weyburn Red Wings The Weyburn Red Wings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Weyburn, Saskatchewan playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They play their home games at the Crescent Point Place, which has a seating capacity of 1,750. ...

, a junior hockey team in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada * Red Wing Manufacturers, a minor league baseball team based in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1910 and 1911 * Red Wing Stadium, original name of

Silver Stadium Silver Stadium was a baseball stadium located at 500 Norton Street in Rochester, New York. It was the home stadium for the Rochester Red Wings of the International League from 1929 to 1996, and for the New York Black Yankees of the Negro National ...

, Rochester, New York, United States

Transportation

Aviation

* AEA Red Wing, a pioneer aircraft designed by Thomas Selfridge in 1908 and flown by F. W. Baldwin *

Krasniye Kryl'ya Krasniye Kryl'ya (, ) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer based in Taganrog. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes and hang glider Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot f ...

, known in English as "Red Wings", a Russian aircraft manufacturer *

Red Wings Airlines Red Wings Airlines is a Russian regional leisure airline based in Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The airline provides both scheduled passenger and cargo services. History Red Wings was founded in 1999 under the name VARZ-400, after the Russian ac ...

, a Russian airline formerly known as Airlines 400 * Red Wing Regional Airport, Wisconsin, near Red Wing, Minnesota

Rail

227 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) for use on suburban services in the Kansai region, Kansai and Chūgoku region, Chūgoku regions of Japan since 14 March 2015. On 14 March 2015, th ...

, train type operating in the Hiroshima area of Japan, branded as "Red Wing" *

Red Wing station Red Wing station is a Amtrak train station in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. It is served by the daily round trips of the and . Description The station is located at 420 Levee Street on the bank of the Mississippi River, south of the L ...

, an Amtrak train station in Red Wing, Minnesota * ''Red Wing'', an international night train operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway and

Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Railroad was a United States, U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. It was chartered in 1835, and became part of what was the Pan Am Railways network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022). At the e ...

, between Montreal and Boston

Other transportation

Red Wing Bridge The Red Wing Bridge is a bridge that carries U.S. Route 63 across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota. The previous bridge at the site was a cantilever bridge. It was officially named the Eisenhower Bridge for Dwight D. E ...

, a bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota * ''Redwing'' (keelboat), an in-shore keelboat from Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England * Redwing Coaches, an English bus operator

Vessels

* , several ships of the Royal Navy * , several American naval ships * USFS ''Red Wing'', a United States Bureau of Fisheries fishery patrol vessel in commission from 1928 to 1939

Other uses

* '' Pterolobium'', a genus of shrubs ranging from Africa to Asia, sometimes called "redwings" *

Operation Redwing Operation Redwing was a United States series of 17 nuclear test detonations from May to July 1956. They were conducted at Bikini and Enewetak atolls by Joint Task Force 7 (JTF7).Blumenson, Martin and Hugh D. Hexamer (1956). ''A History of ...

, a nuclear test series conducted by the United States *

Operation Red Wings Operation Red Wings (often incorrectly referred to as ''Operation Redwing'' or ''Operation Red Wing''), informally referred to as the Battle of Abbas Ghar, was a joint military operation conducted by the United States in the Pech District ...

, a 2005 US counterterrorism mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan * Redwings Horse Sanctuary, a UK charity that looks after rescued horses and ponies * Red Wing Pottery, American stoneware, pottery, or dinnerware items made in Red Wing, Minnesota * Red wings (sexual act), cunnilingus performed on a menstruating partner *

Red Wing Shoes Red Wing Shoes (Red Wing Shoe Company, LLC) is an American footwear company based in Red Wing, Minnesota. The company was founded by Charles H. Beckman in 1905. Products The company produces Oxfords, chukkas, hiking boots, and logger style ...

, a footwear company specializing in durable boots *

Red Wing Seminary Red Wing Seminary was a Lutheran Church seminary which operated from 1879 to 1932 in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States, with brick buildings on a bluff called College Hill overlooking the Mississippi River. History Red Wing Seminary was the educ ...

, a former Lutheran Church seminary in Red Wing, Minnesota *

Red Wing High School Red Wing High School is a liberal arts, public high school located in the Mississippi embayment, Mississippi River Valley, 50 miles southeast of the Minneapolis – Saint Paul, Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, United States. The school is p ...

, Red Wing, Minnesota * Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing, a juvenile correctional facility in Red Wing, Minnesota