An outright bird painter? (5)
I believe the answer is:
corot
'painter?' is the definition.
(I know that Corot is a painter)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for corot that I've seen before include "Fr. landscape artist, d. 1875" , "18c French painter" , "He painted" , "19th century French painter" , "French landscape painter, d. 1875" .)