Thunderbird, thunder bird or thunderbirds may refer to: *

Thunderbird (mythology) The thunderbird is a mythological bird-like spirit in Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is considered a supernatural being of power and strength. It is frequently depicted in the art, ...

, a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture *

Ford Thunderbird The Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company for model years 1955 to 2005, with a hiatus from 1998 to 2001. Ultimately gaining a broadly used colloquial nickname, the ''T-Bird'', Ford Introduce ...

, a car

Birds

Dromornithidae Dromornithidae, known as mihirungs (after Tjapwuring ''Mihirung paringmal'', "giant bird") and informally as thunder birds or demon ducks, were a clade of large, flightless Australian birds of the Oligocene through Pleistocene epochs. All are no ...

, extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds * ''

Genyornis ''Genyornis newtoni'' is an extinct species of large, flightless bird that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch until around 50,000 years ago. Over two metres in height, they were likely herbivorous. Many other species of Austral ...

'', extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Thunderbird, a creature in the game '' Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' *

Thunderbird (James Proudstar) James Proudstar, known first as Thunderbird and then as Warpath, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Proudstar first appears as the second Thunderbird in ''New Mutan ...

, later known as Warpath, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1984 *

Thunderbird (John Proudstar) Thunderbird (John Proudstar) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, the character first appears in '' Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 (May 1975). Thunderbird was a ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1975 *

Thunderbird (Neal Shaara) Thunderbird (Neal Shaara) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was depicted briefly a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Leinil Francis Yu, he first appeared in ' ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 2000

Film and television

* ''Thunder Birds'' (1942 film), an American World War II propaganda film * ''Thunderbirds'' (1952 film), an American war film * ''Thunderbirds'' (TV series), a 1960s British puppet science-fiction series ** ''

Thunderbirds 2086 ''Thunderbirds 2086'' is the English dubbed version of the Japanese anime series , loosely inspired by the original Gerry Anderson Supermarionation series '' Thunderbirds''. The English dub was produced by ITC Entertainment, the original pr ...

'', a 1980s Japanese anime inspired by the British TV series ** ''Thunderbirds'' (2004 film), based on the British TV series * ''Thunderbird'' (2022 film), a South Korean film

Music

Instruments

Gibson Thunderbird The Gibson Thunderbird is an electric bass guitar made by Gibson and Epiphone. Background and introduction The Gibson Thunderbird was introduced in 1963. At the time, Fender had been the leader in the electric bass market since their introdu ...

, a bass guitar

Bands

The Fabulous Thunderbirds The Fabulous Thunderbirds is an American blues rock band formed in 1974. Singer Kim Wilson is the only constant member through the band's entire history. Their 1986 album ''Tuff Enuff'' sold over a million copies, and spawned two minor hit singl ...

, American blues rock band * The Thunderbirds, 1960s English band of

Chris Farlowe Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940) is an English rock music, rock, blues and blue-eyed soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time (Rolling Stones song), Out of Time" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Ric ...

* The Thunderbirds, 1960s Hong Kong band of

Robert Lee Jun-fai Robert Lee Jun-fai (born 16 December 1948) is a Hong Kong musician. He is the youngest brother of the late martial artist Bruce Lee. Early life Lee was born on 16 December 1948 in Hong Kong, and was the youngest son of Grace Ho and Lee Hoi-chu ...

Albums

* ''Thunderbird'' (Cassandra Wilson album), 2006 * ''Thunderbird'' (Louis Bellson album), 1965 * ''Thunderbird'' (Willis Jackson album), 1962

Songs

''Chronological'' * "Thunderbird", by ZZ Top from ''

Fandango! ''Fandango!'' is the fourth album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1975. The album's first side consists of selections from live shows, with the second side being new studio recordings. A remastered and expanded edition of this ...

'', 1975 * "Thunderbird", by Quiet Riot from ''

Metal Health ''Metal Health'' is the third studio album by the American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on February 28, 1983.FMQB New Releases (Feb. 18, 1983) The album spawned two hit singles: the Slade cover "Cum On Feel the Noize# ...

'', 1983 * "Thunderbird", by Iron Savior from '' Condition Red'', 2002 * "Thunderbirds" / "3AM", a single by Busted, 2004 * "Thunderbird", by They Might Be Giants from '' The Spine'', 2004 * "Thunderbird", by Seasick Steve from ''

I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plu ...

'', 2008 * "Thunderbird" (Call Me No One song), 2012 * "Thunderbird", by C418 from ''Excursions'', 2018

Video games

* ''Thunderbirds'' (2000 video game), a Game Boy Color video game * ''Thunderbirds'' (2004 video game), a Game Boy Advance video game

Businesses and organisations

Hotels and motels

* Thunderbird Hotel, now

El Rancho Hotel and Casino The El Rancho Hotel and Casino (formerly known as the Thunderbird and Silverbird) was a hotel and casino that operated on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It originally opened on September 2, 1948, as the Navajo-themed Thunderbird. At ...

, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. * Thunderbird Motel, a former Indian-themed motel in Minnesota, U.S. * Thunderbird Motel, one of the

Miami modern architecture Miami Modernist architecture, or MiMo, is a regional style of architecture that developed in South Florida during the post-war period. The style was internationally recognized as a regionalist response to the International Style. It can be seen ...

buildings, Florida, U.S. * Thunderbird Motel, now a

Standard Hotel The Standard Hotels is a worldwide chain of twelve boutique hotels operated by Standard International Management. The chain was established in 1999.Its two original properties, in Hollywood and Los Angeles, closed in 2021 and 2022 respectively. ...

on Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, U.S.

Schools

Thunderbird Adventist Academy Thunderbird Adventist Academy (TAA) is a private Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist Christian high school and boarding academy in Scottsdale, Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventis ...

, a high school in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. *

Thunderbird High School Thunderbird High School is a public high school located in northwestern Phoenix, Arizona. The school is a part of the Glendale Union High School District. Feeder schools Some schools in the Washington Elementary School District feed into Thunder ...

, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. *

Thunderbird School of Global Management The Thunderbird School of Global Management (or simply Thunderbird) is a global leadership, management, and business school at Arizona State University, a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. It was founded in 1946 as an i ...

, at Arizona State University, U.S.

Other businesses and organisations

Thunderbird Entertainment Thunderbird Entertainment Group (formerly Thunderbird Films) is a Canadian limited liability film and television entertainment company, with offices in both Canada and the United States. Foundation of the company Thunderbird Entertainment Grou ...

, a Canadian company

Computing

Athlon Thunderbird AMD Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of x86, x86-compatible microprocessors designed and manufactured by AMD, Advanced Micro Devices. The original Athlon (now called Athlon Classic) was the first seventh-generation x86 processor a ...

, a microprocessor by AMD *

Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source email client that also functions as a personal information manager with a Digital calendar, calendar and contactbook, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix (protocol), Matrix), ...

, an email and news client

Military

45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Thunderbird") is a modular infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army headquartered in Norman, Oklahoma. It is a part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. The 45th Infantry Brigade was formed ...

, nicknamed Thunderbird *

No. 426 Thunderbird Squadron 426 Transport Training Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force, located at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario. It originated as a squadron in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) that fought during the Second World ...

, of the Royal Canadian Air Force * ''Thunderbird'' (aircraft), a surviving B-17 painted to replicate a high mission-tally B-17 of World War II *

Thunderbird (missile) The English Electric Thunderbird was a British surface-to-air missile produced for the British Army. Thunderbird was primarily intended to attack higher altitude targets at ranges up to approximately , providing wide-area air defence for the Army ...

, a British Army missile in service circa 1959–1977 *

Thunderbird Field No. 1 Thunderbird Field was a military airfield in Glendale, Arizona, used for contract primary flight training of Allied pilots during World War II. Created in part by actor James Stewart, the field became part of the United States Army Air Forces trai ...

and Thunderbird Field No. 2, World War II airfields in Arizona, U.S. *

United States Air Force Thunderbirds The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force The Thunderbirds, as they are popularly known, are assigned to the 57th Wing, and are based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Created in 1953 ...

, an air demonstration squadron

Places

Lake Thunderbird Lake Thunderbird is a reservoir located in Norman, Oklahoma. The lake was constructed between 1962 and 1965 for the purpose of providing municipal water to the nearby communities of Del City, Midwest City and Norman. It is formed by an earthfill ...

, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. * Thunderbird Archaeological District, Virginia, U.S. * Thunderbird Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S. *

Thunderbird Mesa Thunderbird Mesa is a summit in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Description Thunderbird Mesa is situated southeast of the Monument Valley visitor center on Navajo Nation land. Precipitation runoff from this mesa's slopes drains to Gypsu ...

, Monument Valley, Arizona * Thunderbird Mountain, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.

Sports

Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 ANZ Championship s ...

, an Australian netball team *

Albuquerque Thunderbirds Albuquerque ( ; ), also known as ABQ, Burque, the Duke City, and in the past 'the Q', is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County. Founded in 1706 as ' by Santa Fe de Nuevo México gover ...

, a former American basketball team * Casper College Thunderbirds, sports team(s) of

Casper College Casper College is a Public college, public community college in Casper, Wyoming. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive community colleges in the region. Established in 1945 as Wyoming's first junior college and initially located on the ...

in Casper, Wyoming *

Carolina Thunderbirds The Carolina Thunderbirds were a professional ice hockey team located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. The Thunderbirds played their home games at the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum before the arena was demolished in 1989. ...

, a former American ice hockey team *

Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL) The Carolina Thunderbirds are a minor league professional hockey team located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and play in the Federal Prospects Hockey League. Their home games are played at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena. History In ...

, an American ice hockey team * Dubuque Thunderbirds, a former American junior hockey team *

Hamilton Thunderbirds The Hamilton Cardinals are a Canadian baseball team based in Hamilton, Ontario and a member club of the Intercounty Baseball League. Founded in 1958, the club is the second oldest sports team in the city of Hamilton. Many of the team's players ar ...

, former name of a Canadian baseball team *

Halifax Thunderbirds The Halifax Thunderbirds (known colloquially as the T-Birds) are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The Thunderbirds play their home games at Scotiabank C ...

, a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League *

Sault Thunderbirds The Sault Thunderbirds were a professional ice hockey team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League from 1959 to 1962. The Thunderbirds were based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and played at the Sault Memorial Gardens. Players Hockey Hall of ...

, a 1959–1962 Canadian ice hockey team *

Seattle Thunderbirds The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League. Founded in 1971 as the Vancouver Nats, the team arrive ...

, an American ice hockey team *

Soo Thunderbirds The Soo Thunderbirds are a Junior ice hockey#Junior A, Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History Soo Thunderbirds first came into being as a ju ...

, a Canadian ice hockey team *

Southern Utah Thunderbirds The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors thirteen teams including five men's sports: basketball, cross country, f ...

, sports teams of Southern Utah University *

Springfield Thunderbirds The Springfield Thunderbirds are a professional ice hockey team based in Springfield, Massachusetts. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues. The Thunderbirds play their home games at th ...

, an American ice hockey team * Thunderbird, nickname of Franco Wanyama (born 1968), Ugandan retired boxer *

Thunderbird Country Club The Thunderbird Country Club is a country club in Rancho Mirage in California's Coachella Valley. Its signature 18-hole golf course has hosted the Ryder Cup and the Palm Springs Golf Classic (now known as the American Express). Opened in 1951, th ...

, a golf course in Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. * Thunderbird Soccer Club, a Taiwanese football club * The Thunderbirds, organizers of the

Phoenix Open The Phoenix Open (branded as the WM Phoenix Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in early February at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. The tournament was originally the Ariz ...

golf tournament *

UBC Thunderbirds The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia. In Canadian intercollegiate competition, the Thunderbirds are the most successful athletic program both regionally in the Canada West Universities Athl ...

, the athletic teams of the University of British Columbia **

Thunderbird Stadium Thunderbird Stadium is an outdoor stadium on the UBC Vancouver campus in British Columbia, Canada. It is located west of Vancouver's city limits, and is primarily used for soccer and football by the UBC Thunderbirds. It seats 3,500 in the main ...

, a stadium located by the University of British Columbia's main campus

Transportation

Royal Enfield Thunderbird The Royal Enfield Thunderbird was a Cruiser (motorcycle), cruiser style motorcycle produced by Royal Enfield (India), Royal Enfield Motors in India from 2002 to 2020. The Royal Enfield Thunderbird is known as Royal Enfield Rumbler in export mark ...

, an Indian motorcycle * Thunderbird, a British Rail Class 57/3 diesel rescue locomotive *

Thunderbird (train) The is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and in Japan, using portions of the Tokaido Main Line and Kosei Line. Station stops Stations in parentheses are not served by all services. ...

, a Japanese limited express * Thunderbird 26, a class of sailboat * Thunderbird Boats, a 60's boat manufacturer now known as Formula Boats * Thunderbird W-14, three-seat biplane of the 1920s * Triumph Thunderbird (disambiguation), the name of several British motorcycles

People

* Chief Thunderbird (1866–1946), a Native American actor of Cheyenne descent *

James "Thunderbird" Davis James Louis Huston, better known as James "Thunderbird" Davis (November 10, 1938 – January 24, 1992), was an American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He recorded several singles for Duke Records in the early 19 ...

(1938–1992), an American guitarist, singer and songwriter * Luiz Thunderbird (born 1961), a Brazilian musician, TV presenter, broadcaster, podcaster, YouTuber and DJ

Other uses

Thunderbird (Holiday World) Thunderbird is a steel roller coaster located in the Holiday World & Splashin' Safari#Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving section of Holiday World & Splashin' Safari amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opene ...

, a roller coaster in Santa Claus, Indiana, U.S. *

Thunderbird (PowerPark) Thunderbird is the name of the northernmost wooden roller coaster in the world, located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Western Finland. The two Millennium Flyer trains operating it were manufactured by Great Coasters International Great Coasters I ...

, a roller coaster at PowerPark, Alahärmä, Finland * Thunderbird (wine), a flavored fortified wine *

Project Thunderbird Project Thunderbird was a 1967 United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) proposal to use nuclear explosives to prepare coalbeds to gasify coal in place underground in Wyoming. The project was proposed as a component of Project Plowshare, which s ...

, a 1967 proposed nuclear detonation in Wyoming coal deposits as part of Project Plowshare