Firebird and fire bird may refer to:

Mythical birds

Phoenix (mythology) The phoenix is a Legendary creature, legendary immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Originating in Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian mythology, Egyptian and Persian mythology. Ass ...

, sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures **

Fenghuang ''Fenghuang'' () are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. ''Fenghuang'' are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed ''feng'' and ''huang'' respectively, but a gender ...

, sometimes called Chinese phoenix *

Vermilion bird The Vermilion Bird ( zh, c=朱雀, p=Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wuxing (Chinese philosophy), Wu Xing, the Taoism, Taoist five elemental system, it represents the Fire (Wu Xing), Fire element, ...

, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellation representing fire *

Bennu Bennu () is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He may have been the original inspiration for the phoenix legends that developed in Greek mythology. Roles According to Egyptian mythology, Bennu was a self-crea ...

, Egyptian firebird *

Huma bird The Huma (, pronounced ''Homā'', ), also Homa or Homay, is a mythical bird of Iranian legends and fables, and continuing as a common motif in Sufi and Diwan poetry. Although there are many legends of the creature, common to all is that the bird ...

, Persian firebird *

Firebird (Slavic folklore) In Slavic mythology and folklore, the Firebird (; , ''zhar-ptytsia''; sh-Latn-Cyrl, žar-ptica, жар-птица; ; ; , rarely also ''ptak-żar''; ; ; ) is a magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land which is both a b ...

Automobiles

Pontiac Firebird The Pontiac Firebird is an American automobile built and produced by Pontiac (automobile), Pontiac from the 1967 to 2002 model years. Designed as a pony car to compete with the Ford Mustang, it was introduced on February 23, 1967, five months a ...

, American pony car *

General Motors Firebird The General Motors Firebird comprises a quartet of prototype cars that General Motors (GM) engineered for the 1953, 1956, and 1959 Motorama auto shows. The cars' designers, headed by Harley Earl, took Earl's inspiration from the innovations in ...

, series of concept cars

Aviation

AAM-A-1 Firebird The AAM-A-1 Firebird was an early American air-to-air missile, developed by the Ryan Aeronautical Company. The first air-to-air missile program developed for the United States Air Force, the Firebird was extensively tested in the late 1940s; altho ...

, an American air-to-air missile of the 1940s *

Chengdu J-10 The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (; NATO reporting name: Firebird) is a Chinese medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft using a delta wing and canard design, with a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. It is produced by the Chengdu Aircr ...

(NATO reporting name: Firebird), a Chinese combat aircraft *

Northrop Grumman Firebird The Northrop Grumman Firebird is an intelligence gathering aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman's subsidiary Scaled Composites which can be flown remotely or by a pilot. At Scaled, it is known as the Model 355. It was unveiled on May 9, 2011. ...

, an American recon/surveillance aircraft * CargoLogicAir, a defunct British airline (callsign: FIREBIRD)

Film and television

* ''Firebird'' (film), a 2021 film directed by Peeter Rebane * ''The Firebird'' (1934 film), a murder mystery directed by William Dieterle * ''The Firebird'' (1952 film), a musical drama film directed by Hasse Ekman * "Firebird" ''(Once Upon a Time)'', an episode of the fifth season of ''Once Upon a Time'' * ''

Fire Birds ''Fire Birds'' (released under the alternative title ''Wings of the Apache'') is a 1990 American military action film directed by David Green and produced by William Badalato, Keith Barish, and Arnold Kopelson. The storyline was conceived by S ...

'', a 1990 action film directed by David Green

Music

* ''

The Firebird ''The Firebird'' (; ) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine, who c ...

'', ballet for which Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) composed the music *

Firebird (band) Firebird were a British blues-rock power trio founded by Bill Steer in 1999. The music style, reminiscent of 1960s rock bands such as Cream, is a radical departure from Steer's previous work with grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and Carcass. ...

, late 1990s/2000s/2010s blues-based power trio * The Firebirds, a rock and roll band from Bristol, England *

The Firebird Band Christopher Robert Broach (born September 5, 1976 in Madison, Wisconsin) is one of the guitarists/vocalists in the 1990s emo band Braid. Broach joined Braid in 1994, recording guitar for the band's first 7-inch release a week later. Career Wh ...

, an indie rock band hailing from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. * ''Firebird'' (album), a 2021 album by Natalie Imbruglia * ''Fire Bird'' (album), a 2016 album by Miyavi * ''Firebirds'' (album), a 1968 jazz album by Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons * "The Firebird", a song by Priestess from the album ''

Prior to the Fire ''Prior to the Fire'' is the second studio album by Canadian hard rock group Priestess. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer David Schiffman, the album was initially released on October 20, 2009, by Indica Records in Canada. By design, the alb ...

'' * "Firebird", a song by Galantis from the album ''

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

'' * "Firebird", a song by Owl City from the album '' Cinematic'' * "Firebirds", a song by Clutch from the album ''

Psychic Warfare Psychic Warfare is the eleventh studio album by the band Clutch, It was released on October 2, 2015, through the band's own label Weathermaker Music. Album Info Psychic Warfare has been released on: CD, Black & White, Newbury Comics Exclusiv ...

'' * "FIRE BIRD", a song by Roselia

Instruments

Firebird (trumpet) The Firebird is a type of trumpet with the standard three valves and the addition of a trombone-style slide. It was invented by Maynard Ferguson and Larry Ramirez and remains an exceptionally rare, specialist instrument. They were occasionally p ...

, a trumpet with valves and slide *

Gibson Firebird The Gibson Firebird is a particularly distinctive solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson Guitar Corporation, Gibson beginning in 1963. It features several unusual features for a Gibson guitar. It has distinctive shape. It is made wit ...

, an electric guitar from the 1960s

Publications

* ''

The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa () is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in ''Narodnye russkie skazki''. It is one of many tales written about the mythical Firebird. It is Aarne-Thompson type 531. Other tales of this type ...

'', a Russian fairy tale by Alexander Afanasyev * ''Firebird'' (Lackey novel), a 1996 novel retelling the Russian folk tale, by Mercedes Lackey * ''Firebird'' (Tyers novel), a 1986 science fiction novel by Kathy Tyers * ''Firebird'', a 2011 science fiction novel by

Jack McDevitt Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books follow either superluminal pilot ...

* ''Firebirds'' (anthology), a 2003 collection of short stories for young adults by Firebird Books *

Firebird (Marvel Comics) Firebird (Bonita Juarez) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema, she first appeared in '' Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #265 (August 1981). At various ...

, a Marvel Comics character * Firebird, comic book character from ''JLX'', published by Amalgam Comics, see

list of Amalgam Comics characters The following is a list of fictional characters that appear, or are only mentioned briefly, in the 24 one-shots of Amalgam Comics. They are listed by comic book title and a teams section is also provided. The amalgamations of characters or the Am ...

Firebird Books Firebird Books (launched January 2002) is an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., publishing mainly paperback reprint editions of science fiction and fantasy for teenagers and adults. It was created by Sharyn November, one of the few children's ...

, an imprint of Penguin launched in 2002 * ''Firebird'' (Pirotta picture book), a 2010/2014 picture book by Saviour Pirotta and Catherine Hyde

Software

Firebird (database server) Firebird and fire bird may refer to: Mythical birds * Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures ** Fenghuang, sometimes called Chinese phoenix * Vermilion bird, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constel ...

, a relational database management system *

Firebird Software Telecomsoft was a British video game publisher and a Division (business), division of British Telecom. The company was founded by Ederyn Williams in 1984 and operated three separate labels: Firebird, Rainbird, and Silverbird. The first employee ...

, a video game label formerly owned by Telecomsoft * ''

Hi no Tori is an unfinished manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka considered ''Phoenix'' his "life's work"; it consists of 12 parts, each of which tells a separate, self-contained story and takes place in a different era. ...

'', known as ''Firebird'' in Europe, a computer game developed by Konami Japan in 1987 * ''Mozilla Firebird'', former name of the

Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages, which implements curren ...

browser * Firebird BBS, one of two main telnet-based systems developed in Taiwan * ''Firebirds'' (video game), computer game for the ZX Spectrum released in 1983 * Firebird (emulator), open source emulator for the

TI-Nspire series The TI-Nspire is a graphing calculator line made by Texas Instruments, with the first version released on 25 September 2007. The calculators feature a non-QWERTY keyboard and a different key-by-key layout than Texas Instruments's previous ...

calculator

Sport

Albany Firebirds The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League. The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana ...

, an American Arena Football team *

Coachella Valley Firebirds The Coachella Valley Firebirds are a professional ice hockey team based in the Coachella Valley. They are members of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Firebirds began play in the 2022–23 AH ...

, a team in the American Hockey league * Firebird International Raceway, a dragstrip and motorsports park in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. * Firebird Skydiving, an American manufacturer of skydiving equipment *

Flint Firebirds The Flint Firebirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan. The team plays home games at the Dort Financial Center, and operates as a member of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team began play for the 2015–16 season. ...

, a team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Flint, Michigan, U.S. *

Indiana Firebirds The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League. The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana ...

, a former Arena Football team in Indiana, U.S. *

Phoenix Firebirds The Phoenix Firebirds were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1958 to 1959, and from 1966 to 1997. Before 1986, the team was known as the Phoenix Giants. The franchise was a member of the Triple-A Pacific Coast Le ...

, a former Minor League Baseball team in Arizona, U.S. *

Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds are an Australian professional netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they pl ...

, an Australian netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * UDC Firebirds,

University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C., United States. The only public university in the city, it traces its origins to 1851 and opened in its current form in 1 ...

Athletics program, U.S. *

Wellington Firebirds The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand men's first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. It is based in Wellington. It competes in the Plunket Shield first class (4-day) competition, The Ford Trophy domestic one d ...

, a cricket team based in Wellington, New Zealand * Lancaster Firebirds youth hockey program in

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster ( ) is a city in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, eighth-most populous ci ...

, U.S.

Other uses

Firebird (roller coaster) Firebird is a floorless roller coaster located at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. The roller coaster had originally debuted in 1990 as a stand-up roller coaster named Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America. It was later rel ...

, a B&M Floorless Coaster at ''Six Flags America'' in Maryland