Firebird

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 constellation representing fire
• Bennu, Egyptian firebird
• Huma bird, Persian firebird
• Firebird (Slavic folklore)

Automobiles

• Pontiac Firebird, American pony car
• General Motors Firebird, series of concept cars

Aviation

• AAM-A-1 Firebird, an American air-to-air missile of the 1940s
• Chengdu J-10 (NATO reporting name: Firebird), a Chinese combat aircraft
• Northrop Grumman Firebird, 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, a 1990 action film directed by David Green

Music

• The Firebird, ballet for which Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) composed the music
• Firebird (band), late 1990s/2000s/2010s blues-based power trio
• The Firebirds, a rock and roll band from Bristol, England
• The Firebird Band, 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
• "Firebird", a song by Galantis from the album Pharmacy
• "Firebird", a song by Owl City from the album Cinematic
• "Firebirds", a song by Clutch from the album Psychic Warfare
• "FIRE BIRD", a song by Roselia

Instruments

• Firebird (trumpet), a trumpet with valves and slide
• Gibson Firebird, an electric guitar from the 1960s

Publications

• The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa, 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
• Firebirds (anthology), a 2003 collection of short stories for young adults by Firebird Books
• Firebird (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Firebird, comic book character from JLX, published by Amalgam Comics, see list of Amalgam Comics characters
• Firebird Books, 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), a relational database management system
• Firebird Software, a video game label formerly owned by Telecomsoft
• Hi no Tori, known as Firebird in Europe, a computer game developed by Konami Japan in 1987
• Mozilla Firebird, former name of the Mozilla Firefox 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 calculator

Sport

• Albany Firebirds, an American Arena Football team
• Coachella Valley Firebirds, 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, a team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Flint, Michigan, U.S.
• Indiana Firebirds, a former Arena Football team in Indiana, U.S.
• Phoenix Firebirds, a former Minor League Baseball team in Arizona, U.S.
• Queensland Firebirds, an Australian netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• UDC Firebirds, University of the District of Columbia Athletics program, U.S.
• Wellington Firebirds, a cricket team based in Wellington, New Zealand
• Lancaster Firebirds youth hockey program in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Other uses

• Firebird (roller coaster), a B&M Floorless Coaster at Six Flags America in Maryland

See also

• Fire (disambiguation)
• Bird (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing firebird
• All pages with titles containing fire bird
• Firehawk (disambiguation)
• Phoenix (disambiguation)
• Redbird (disambiguation)
• Fiery Birds, a sculpture in Szczecin, Poland