Redbird, Redbirds, Red Bird or Red Birds may refer to:

Bird

* Redbird, another name for the

northern cardinal The northern cardinal (''Cardinalis cardinalis'') is a bird in the genus ''Cardinalis''; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal (which was its name prior to 1985). It can be found in southea ...

* Redbird, another name for the

summer tanager The summer tanager (''Piranga rubra'') is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and ...

Red bird of paradise The red bird-of-paradise (''Paradisaea rubra''), also called the cendrawasih merah, is a bird-of-paradise in the genus ''Paradisaea'', family Paradisaeidae. Description Large, up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow with a dark brown iris, grey ...

, a near threatened species

Mythological

* An East Asian variant of the

phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

Vermilion Bird The Vermilion Bird ( zh, c=朱雀, p=Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five elemental system, it represents the Fire element, the direction south, and the season summer correspo ...

or Red Bird

People

Red Bird Red Bird (–16 February 1828) was a leader of the Winnebago (or Ho-Chunk) Native American tribe. He was a leader in the Winnebago War of 1827 against Americans in the United States making intrusions into tribal lands for mining. He was f ...

(c. 1788–1828), Ho-Chunk chief *

Redbird Smith Redbird Smith (born ''To-Juwah Sequanitah'', Cherokee) (1850–1918) was a traditionalist and political activist in the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. He helped found the Nighthawk Keetoowah Society, whose members revitalized traditional spi ...

(1850–1918), Cherokee traditionalist * Zitkála-ša (Red Bird, Gertrude Bonnin) (1876–1938), Yankton Dakota author * Red Bird (baseball) (1890–1972), American baseball player * Che-se-quah (Red Bird, Joan Hill) (1930–2020), Muscogee Creek-Cherokee artist

Place in the United States

* Redbird, Kentucky * Redbird, Missouri *

Redbird, Nebraska Redbird is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across ...

Redbird, Oklahoma Redbird is a town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 137 at the 2010 census, a 10.5 percent decline from the figure of 153 in 2000. Founded at the turn of the 20th century, it was one of more than fifty all-black town ...

* Redbird, New York *

Redbird, Dallas The Redbird community of Dallas is a group of neighborhoods located in the southern Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. This is a middle to upper middle class Neighborhood which includes Wynnewood Hills, Elderwoods/Elderoaks/Twin Oaks, and Glen Oaks. ...

, a neighborhood in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas *

Redbird, West Virginia Redbird is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It was named after the official bird of West Virginia, the northern cardinal The northern cardinal (''Cardinalis cardinalis'') is a bird in the genus ''Ca ...

Red Bird River The Red Bird River is one of two tributaries at the head of the South Fork of the Kentucky River, the other being the Goose Creek. It is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in extreme southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It ...

, a tributary of the Kentucky River

Music

Redbird (band) Redbird is an Americana (music), Americana / Folk music, folk trio, comprising Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst and Peter Mulvey. All three are artists on the Signature Sounds Recordings label and have regularly toured together. Foucault and Del ...

, an American Americana/folk trio * ''Redbird'' (John Zorn album), 1995 * ''Redbird'' (Heather Nova album), 2005 * ''Redbird'' (Redbird album), 2005 *

Red Bird Records Red Bird Records was a record label founded by American pop music songwriters Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and George Goldner in 1964. Though often thought of as a "girl-group" label, female-led acts made up only 40% of the artist roster on Red ...

, a record label founded by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller * Redbird Records, an independent record label founded by Ludo

Popular culture

Redbird (comics) Robin is the alias of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart and the sidekick to the su ...

, the name of Robin's car from Batman comics, and one of the aliases of

Damian Wayne Damian Wayne, also known as Damian al Ghul (Arabic: دميان الغول), is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, commonly in association with Batman. He is the son o ...

Red Bird (web series) ''Red Bird'' is an American Western web series. Created by Misti Boland and Jeremy Osbern, the series stars Alexandra Goodman, Ian Stark, Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink, Mike McShane, and John Prosky. The series of eight three to five minute episode ...

, an American television Western web series * Redbird, the mascot of

De Pere High School De Pere High School (DPHS) is a public high school located in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in 1870, it serves students in grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in the Unified School District of De Pere. History Until 1870, schooling f ...

in De Pere, Wisconsin * Redbird, slang for a $5

casino chip Casino tokens (also known as casino or gaming chips, checks, cheques or poker chips) are small discs used in terms of currency in casinos. Colored metal, injection-molded plastic or compression molded clay tokens of various denominations are us ...

Red Bird (character) Red Bird (–16 February 1828) was a leader of the Winnebago (or Ho-Chunk) Native American tribe. He was a leader in the Winnebago War of 1827 against Americans in the United States making intrusions into tribal lands for mining. He was fo ...

, the main character in ''

Angry Birds ''Angry Birds'' is a Finnish action-based media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment. The game series focuses on the eponymous flock of angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game ''Crush the Castle ...

'' *

The Red Bird (Astrid Lindgren book) ''The Red Bird'' (original title: ''Sunnanäng'') is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren. Plot The parents of the siblings Anna and Mattias have died. Thus, they have to live in the house of the Myra farmer. The Myra farmer takes adva ...

, book by Astrid Lindgren

Sports

* The Redbirds, nickname of the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ...

, a Major League Baseball team *

Memphis Redbirds The Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They are located in Memphis, Tennessee, and are named for their Major League Baseball affiliate. The Redbir ...

, the Memphis class AAA minor league baseball team *

Louisville Redbirds Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...

, the former name of the Louisville Bats minor league baseball team *

Hamilton Redbirds The Hamilton Redbirds were a minor league baseball team that played in the New York–Penn League from 1988 to 1992. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals and played their home games at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium in Hamilton, Onta ...

, a defunct minor league baseball team that played from 1988 to 1992 *

Glens Falls Redbirds The Glens Falls Redbirds were a minor league baseball team that played in the New York–Penn League for the 1993 season only and played their home games at East Field located in Glens Falls, New York. The Redbirds were affiliated with the St. L ...

, a defunct minor league baseball team that played in 1993 * Union Springs Redbirds, a defunct minor league baseball team that played from 1936 to 1938 in Alabama *

Columbus Red Birds The Columbus Red Birds were a top-level minor league baseball team that played in Columbus, Ohio, in the American Association from 1931 through 1954. The Columbus club, a member of the Association continuously since 1902, was previously known as ...

, a defunct minor league baseball team that played from 1931 to 1954 in Ohio * Columbus Red Birds (Georgia), a defunct minor league baseball team that played from 1909 to 1959 in Georgia, best known as the Columbus Foxes *

Raleigh Red Birds Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...

, a name used by some defunct minor league baseball teams in Raleigh, North Carolina * Williamson Red Birds, a defunct minor league baseball team that played from 1939 to 1942 * Huntsville Red Birds, a defunct minor league baseball team that played in 1935 in Arkansas * Geneva Red Birds, a defunct minor league baseball team that played in 1946 and 1950 in Alabama *

Illinois State Redbirds The Illinois State Redbirds are the athletic teams that represent Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Teams play at the NCAA Division I level ( FCS in football). The football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference wh ...

, athletic teams from Illinois State University

Other uses

Redbird Flight Simulations Redbird Flight Simulations, Inc. is an American flight training company. Founded in 2006, Redbird Flight started with a flight simulator built around a scrapped airplane fuselage - a Cessna 177 Cardinal, from which the name "redbird" originates ...

, an American flight simulator manufacturer *

Redbird trains Redbird trains were eight New York City Subway train models so-nicknamed because of their red paint. The Redbirds totaled 1,410 cars of the following types on the A Division lines: R26, R28, R29, R33, R33S, and R36. There were also 550 cars ...

, the New York City Subway cars that were painted a deep red paint scheme.