Blackbird, blackbirds, black bird or black birds may refer to:

Birds

Two groups of birds in the parvorder Passerida: *

New World blackbird Icterids () or New World blackbirds make up a family, the Icteridae (), of small to medium-sized, often colorful, New World passerine birds. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red. The ...

s, family Icteridae *

Old World blackbirds True thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus ''Turdus'' of the wider thrush family, Turdidae. The genus name ''Turdus'' is Latin for "thrush". The term " thrush" is used for many other birds of the family T ...

, any of several species belonging to the genus ''Turdus'' in the family Turdidae **

Chinese blackbird The Chinese blackbird (''Turdus mandarinus'') is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the related common blackbird (''T. merula''). Subspecies *The Chinese blackbird (''T. m. mandarinus'') breeds ...

Common blackbird The common blackbird (''Turdus merula'') is a species of true thrush. It is also called the Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds), or simply the blackbird where this does not ...

Grey-winged blackbird The grey-winged blackbird (''Turdus boulboul'') is a species of bird in the thrush family. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montan ...

Indian blackbird The Indian blackbird (''Turdus simillimus'') is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the common blackbird. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka. The subspecies from most of the Indian subcontinent ...

Somali thrush The Somali thrush (''Turdus ludoviciae''), also known as the Somali blackbird, is a songbird species in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Somalia. It has a black head and breast, yellow bill, brown back and wings and a grey belly with red si ...

or Somali blackbird **

Tibetan blackbird The Tibetan blackbird (''Turdus maximus'') is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is found in the Himalayas from northern Pakistan to southeastern Tibet. Originally described as a separate species by Henry Seebohm in 1881, it w ...

White-collared blackbird The white-collared blackbird (''Turdus albocinctus'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It can be found throughout the Indian subcontinent, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Its natural habitats ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Books

* ''Black Bird'' (Basilières novel), 2003, by Michel Basilières * ''Blackbird'' (Dibia novel), 2011 * ''Blackbirds'' (Wendig novel), 2012, by Chuck Wendig * ''Blackbird'' (memoir), 2000, by Jennifer Lauck * ''Blackbird'', a 1986 novel by

Larry Duplechan Larry Duplechan (born December 30, 1956, in Los Angeles, California) is an American novelist. He is best known for his novels ''Blackbird'', adapted in 2014 by Patrik-Ian Polk as a film starring Mo'Nique and Isaiah Washington, and ''Got 'til It' ...

* ''Blackbird'' (journal), an online journal of literature and the arts * ''Black Bird'' (manga), 2007, by Kanoko Sakurakoji *

Blackbird (comics) The Blackbird (also nicknamed X-Jet) is a fictional aircraft appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The plane is depicted as being used by the superhero team the X-Men. There have been several incarnations of this craf ...

, an aircraft in the X-Men comics *

Blackbird (Femizon) Femizon is the name of two fictional groups appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Fictional team history Earth-712 Femizons The first group to be called Femizons were the women of Femizonia, a gynarchic future world in a ...

, a villain in the Marvel Comics universe *

Blackbird (Image Comics) Blackbird, blackbirds, black bird or black birds may refer to: Birds Two groups of birds in the parvorder Passerida: * New World blackbirds, family Icteridae * Old World blackbirds, any of several species belonging to the genus ''Turdus'' in the ...

, see

Sam Humphries Sam Humphries (born March 16, 1977) is an American comic book writer located in Los Angeles. Between 2018 and 2020, he co-hosted ''DC Daily'' on the DC Universe streaming platform. Early life Humphries was born in Annapolis, Maryland and grew ...

Film, theatre and TV

Film and television

* ''Black Bird'', a 1973 South Korean film featuring

Namkoong Won Namkoong Won (born August 1, 1934) is a South Korean actor. Namkoong was born Hong Gyeong-il in 1934. He was a popular actor of the 1960s along with Shin Seong-il, Shin Young-kyun and Choi Moo-ryong. Filmography * Note; the whole list is refe ...

* ''Black Birds'' (film), a 1967 Yugoslav film * ''Blackbird'' (2007 film), directed by Adam Rapp * ''Blackbird'' (2012 film), directed by Jason Buxton * ''Blackbird'' (2013 film), a 2013 drama film * ''Blackbird'' (2014 film), directed by Patrik-Ian Polk * ''Blackbird'' (2018 film), a spy film directed by, written by and starring Michael Flatley * ''Blackbird'' (2019 film), a drama film directed by Roger Michell * ''Blackbirds'' (1915 film), a silent film starring Laura Hope Crews * ''Blackbirds'' (1920 film), a lost silent film starring Justine Johnstone * ''

The Black Bird ''The Black Bird'' is a 1975 comedy film written and directed by David Giler and starring George Segal and Stéphane Audran. It is a comedic sequel to the John Huston film version of ''The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) with Segal playing Sam Spade's ...

'', a 1975 film starring George Segal * ''

The Blackbird ''The Blackbird'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Waldemar Young, based on a story "The Mockingbird" by Tod Browning (which was originally supposed to be the ...

'', a 1926 film directed by Tod Browning * ''Deadfall'' (2012 film), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, which had the working title ''Blackbird'' * ''

Beyond the Lights ''Beyond the Lights'' is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed and written by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Machine Gun Kelly, and Danny Glover. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto I ...

'', a 2014 film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood originally titled ''Blackbird'' * ''Black Bird'' (miniseries), a 2022 Apple TV+ miniseries

Theatre

* ''Blackbird'' (play), 2005, by David Harrower * ''Blackbird'', a play by

Adam Rapp Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play ''Red Light Winter'' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006. Early life Rapp was born in Chicago to Mary Lee (née Baird; died ...

* ''

Blackbirds of 1928 ''Blackbirds of 1928'' was a hit Broadway musical revue that starred Adelaide Hall, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Tim Moore and Aida Ward, with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. It contained the hit songs "Diga Diga Do", the duo's ...

'', a Broadway revue, based on the 1926 London revue ''Blackbirds'' * ''

Blackbirds of 1933 ''Blackbirds of 1933'' is a musical revue with a book by Nat N. Dorfman, Mann Holiner, and Lew Leslie. It is a sequel to Blackbirds of 1928. The original production premiered on December 2, 1933 at the Apollo Theatre in New York. The musical fea ...

'', a follow-up to ''Blackbirds of 1928''

Music

Instruments

Blackbird (violin) The ''Blackbird'', also called the Black Stone Violin, is a full-size playable violin made of black diabase after drawings by Antonio Stradivari (Stradivarius), but with technical modifications to allow it to be played. The violin was conceive ...

, a playable full size violin made of igneous rock *

Epiphone Blackbird The Epiphone Blackbird is the Epiphone Company's variant of the Gibson Thunderbird bass with a couple of differences. It still has the black hardware, a single on/off switch with no volume or tone knobs, a mahogany body with a flat-black finish, t ...

, an electric bass guitar

Groups

Blackbird (band) Blackbird was an electronic post-punk band, formed by brothers Chip and Tony Kinman after they dissolved their cowpunk band Rank and File. Blackbird marked the third distinct musical style embraced and perpetrated by the Kinmans, first with p ...

, an American post-punk band *

The Blackbirds (German band) The Blackbirds were a German Krautrock band active 1968-1983. The band had a similar sound to New Trolls. The band came together for a 50 year reunion in 2015. Discography *''No Destination'', album 1970 *''Touch of Music'', album 1971 Reference ...

, 1960s *

The Blackbirds (Norwegian band) The Blackbirds is a Norwegian rock band from Oslo. The band was formed in 1996, but it was not until 2001, when five became four, that they developed their own style. Two guitars, bass guitar and drums was the recipe for The Blackbirds elegant sou ...

The Blackbirds (South African band) The Blackbirds, also known as the Merry Blackbirds, were a South African band led by Peter Rezant. Founded in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest ...

The Blackbyrds The Blackbyrds are an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and reformed in 2012 by Keith Killgo. History The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard Unive ...

, an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group

Albums

* ''

Black Byrd ''Black Byrd'' is a 1973 album by Donald Byrd and the first of his Blue Note albums to be produced by Larry Mizell, assisted by his brother, former Motown producer Fonce. In the jazz funk idiom, it is among Blue Note Records' best selling album ...

'', a 1973 album by Donald Byrd * ''Blackbird'' (Alter Bridge album), 2007 * ''Blackbird'' (Fat Freddy's Drop album), 2013, or the title song * ''Blackbird'' (Dan Sultan album), 2014 * ''

Musta Lindu ''Musta Lindu'' (re-released as ''Black Bird''), is Värttinä's 2nd album, released in 1989 by Olarin Musiikki. Like their first album, it is mostly traditional Karelian and Finnish folk songs, with 15 girls singing and playing kantele and 6 yo ...

'', re-released as ''Black Bird'', by Värttinä

Songs and compositions

* "Blackbird" (Beatles song), 1968 * "Blackbird" (Alter Bridge song), 2007 * "Blackbird" (Norma John song), 2017 * '' Le Merle noir'' ("The Blackbird"), a chamber work by Olivier Messiaen * "Blackbird", a song by Alkaline Trio from ''

Is This Thing Cursed? ''Is This Thing Cursed?'' is the ninth studio album by American punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released on August 31, 2018 on Epitaph Records. Produced and mixed by Cameron Webb, the album was announced alongside the release of the lead single, "B ...

'' * "Black Bird", a song by

the Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls are an Australian roots music group founded in Sydney in 2001 by Mat McHugh, Clay MacDonald, and Mitchell Connelly. They have released three extended plays, '' Morning Sun'' (2002), ''Goodtimes'' (2002), and '' The Weight ...

* "Blackbird", a song by Benny Benassi from '' ...Phobia'' * "Blackbird", a song by Dido from ''

Girl Who Got Away ''Girl Who Got Away'' is the fourth studio album by English recording artist Dido, released in Europe on 4 March 2013, and in North America on 26 March 2013 by RCA Records. The album serves as the follow-up to 2008's ''Safe Trip Home''. Recording ...

'' * "Blackbirds", a song by Erin McKeown from ''

Distillation Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separation process, separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distilla ...

'' * "Blackbird", a song by

Graves A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as gravey ...

* "Blackbird", a song by Madness from ''

Can't Touch Us Now ''Can't Touch Us Now'' is the eleventh studio album by the British band Madness, released on their Lucky 7 Records label through Universal Music Catalogue (UMC) on 28 October 2016. The album marked the return of founder member Mark Bedford but ...

'' * "Blackbird", a song by Marcy Playground from '' Leaving Wonderland...in a fit of rage'' * "Blackbird", an instrumental by Mike Oldfield from ''

Light + Shade Light and Shade may refer to: * '' Light + Shade'', a 2005 two-disc album by English musician Mike Oldfield * ''Light and Shade'' (This Ascension album), 1991 * ''Light and Shade'' (Fra Lippo Lippi album), 1987 See also * Lights and Shadows (dis ...

'' * "Blackbird", a song by Silly Wizard from ''

Live Wizardry ''Live Wizardry'' is an album by Silly Wizard recorded live in concert at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1983. ''Live Wizardry'' was released by Green Linnet Records in 1988 and contained all but two of the tr ...

'' * "Blackbird", a song by Nina Simone from ''

Nina Simone with Strings ''Nina Simone with Strings'' is an album by Nina Simone. The album was released after she had left Colpix Records. The tracks on the album were assembled by combining unreleased material with recordings of strings. In the UK, the album's version ...

'' * "Blackbird", a song by Tash Sultana from ''

Flow State ''Flow State'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Tash Sultana, released on 31 August 2018, through their own record label, Lonely Lands Records (distributed by Sony Music Australia in Australia, and Mom + Pop elsewher ...

'' * "Blackbird", a song by Third Day from ''

Third Day Third Day was a Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee (both of whom were the only constant members) and Billy Wilkins. Drummer David Carr was the ...

'' * "Blackbirds", a song by Linkin Park from the video game ''

8-Bit Rebellion! ''8-Bit Rebellion!'' is a massively multiplayer online, and single player, video game released and based on the American rock band, Linkin Park for iOS. Gameplay The game stages a plot in which players aim to defeat PixxelKorp, an "evil HD empire ...

'' * "The Blackbird", a song by

The Wurzels The Wurzels are an English Scrumpy and Western band from Somerset, England, best known for their number one hit " The Combine Harvester" and number three hit "I Am a Cider Drinker" in 1976. They are known for using British West Country phrases ...

* "

Bye Bye Blackbird "Bye Bye Blackbird" is a song published in 1926 by Jerome H. Remick and written by composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra in March 1926. Song in ...

", a 1926 jazz standard by Ray Henderson and Mort Dixon often known simply as "Blackbird"

Other

* Blackbird, a car in the anime ''

Wangan Midnight is a Japanese racing manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic Spirits'' in 1990, but was later serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1992 to 2008. The ...

'' and the video game, ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune'' * Task Force Blackbird, a CIA organization in the video game '' Medal of Honor: Warfighter''

People

Blackbird (Omaha leader) Chief Blackbird (Wash-ing-guh Sah-ba) (ca. 1750 – 1800) was the leader of the Omaha Native American Indian tribe who commanded the trade routes used by Spanish, French, British and later American traders until the late 18th century. He was ...

(c. 1750–1800) *

Andrew Blackbird Andrew Jackson Blackbird (c. 1814 – 17 September 1908), also known as Makade-binesi ("Black Hawk")'','' was an Odawa (Ottawa) tribe leader and historian. He was author of the 1887 book, ''History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan'' ...

(c. 1815–1908), Odawa leader and historian *

Lewis Blackbird Lewis Blackbird (born 21 February 1987) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider. Biography Born in Peterborough, Lewis is the son of Carl Blackbird and nephew of Mark Blackbird and Paul Blackbird, all former riders.

(born 1987), British motorcycle speedway rider *

King Parsons King Bailey Parsons Jr. (born June 11, 1950) is a former professional wrestler better known by his ring name Iceman King Parsons. Professional wrestling career Parsons started wrestling in 1979 after being trained by Nick Kozak. King started fo ...

(born 1949), American wrestler who used the ring name "The Blackbird" *

Ziryab Abu l-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi, better known as Ziryab, Zeryab, or Zaryab ( 789– 857) ( ar, أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع, زریاب, rtl=yes) ( fa, زَریاب ''Zaryāb''), was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet, and teache ...

(789–857), Kurdish musician and performer, whose name means "blackbird" or "nightingale"

Places

Blackbird, Delaware Blackbird is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Blackbird is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Blackbird Station Road, southeast of Townsend. The Blackbird State Forest is nearby. The communi ...

Blackbird Hundred Blackbird Hundred is an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they no ...

, an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware, U.S. *

Blackbird Leys Blackbird Leys is a civil parish and ward in Oxford, England. According to the 2011 census, the population of the ward (whose boundaries may change occasionally so as to ensure minimal malapportionment) stood at 6,077. Unlike most parts of the ...

, a civil parish in Oxford, England * Blackbird mine, a defunct cobalt mine in Lemhi County, Idaho, U.S. * Blackbird Township, Thurston County, Nebraska *

Blackbird Vineyards Blackbird Vineyards is a Napa Valley based winery. It is part of the Bespoke Collection. Founder Michael Polenske wanted to create a winery that focused on producing wines from Merlot grapes, which fits with the name "Blackbird", as ''merlot'' m ...

, a California winery

Science and technology

Computing

Blackbird (online platform) Blackbird was the codename for an online content authoring platform developed by Microsoft in the mid-90s. Intended to be the online publishing tool for the first version of MSN (The Microsoft Network), "Blackbird" was born of a Microsoft acquisitio ...

, a cancelled Microsoft MSN development platform *

Blackbird (software) Blackbird (formerly named FORscene) is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non-linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile. Designed by Blackbird plc to allow collaborative editing of video a ...

, video software. * Blackbird, an internal codename for Apple Computer's

Macintosh IIfx The Macintosh IIfx is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from March 1990 to April 1992. At introduction it cost from to , depending on configuration, and it was the fastest Macintosh available at the time. ...

desktop computer * Blackbird, the internal codename for Apple Computer's

PowerBook 500 series The PowerBook 500 series (codenamed ''Blackbird'', which it shared with the older Macintosh IIfx) is a range of Apple Macintosh PowerBook portable computers first introduced by Apple Computer with the 540c model on May 16, 1994. It was the firs ...

of laptops *

HP Blackbird 002 The HP Blackbird 002 was a gaming and high-performance PC built by HP’s Voodoo Business Unit. It launched in September 2007 and won over 10 Editor’s Choice awards, including one from C-NET which gave it a 9.3 out of 10. The chassis was m ...

, a personal computer

Vehicles

Air

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. It was operated by the United States Air Force ...

, a United States Air Force supersonic reconnaissance aircraft * A-12 Blackbird, the unofficial nickname for the forerunner to the SR-71 Blackbird, codenamed

A-12 OXCART The Lockheed A-12 is a high-altitude, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by Lockheed's Skunk Works, based on the designs of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson. The aircraft was designat ...

Aero A.34 The Aero A.34 ''Kos'' (Czech: " Blackbird") was a small sports and touring biplane built in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. It was designed in 1929. The design was similar to the De Havilland Gipsy Moth. Of conventional biplane configuration and w ...

Kos (English: Blackbird), a 1930s Czechoslovakian biplane *

Mutual Blackbird The Mutual Blackbird was a late 1920s two-seat open cockpit sporting biplane. Development The aircraft was designed in 1929 by Giuseppe Bellanca for the Mutual Aircraft Company (also known as the Mutual Aircraft Service Inc). The Blackbird was bu ...

, a late 1920s biplane

Land and rail

* ''Blackbird'' (wind-powered vehicle), a wheeled vehicle that demonstrated its ability to go downwind faster than the wind * Blackbird, a

GWR 3300 Class The Bulldog and Bird classes were double-framed inside cylinder 4-4-0 steam locomotives used for passenger services on the Great Western Railway. The Bird Class were a development of the Bulldogs with strengthened outside frames, of which a total ...

steam locomotive on the Great Western Railway in England *

Super Blackbird The Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird is a Honda motorcycle, part of the CBR series made from 1996 to 2007. The bike was developed to challenge the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 as the world's fastest production motorcycle, and Honda succeeded with a top spe ...

, a model name given to the Honda CBR1100XX sport-touring motorcycle * "The Blackbird", a dragster driven by professional racer

Jack Beckman Jack Beckman (Born June 28, 1966 at San Fernando, California and also known as Fast Jack,) is a professional drag racer who drove a NHRA Fuel Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing until 2020. Beckman won the SuperComp championship in 2003, his firs ...

Sport

Baltimore Blackbirds The Baltimore Blackbirds were an indoor football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They played the 2007 season as an expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association, at the 1st Mariner Arena CFG Bank Arena (originally the Balti ...

, a defunct indoor American football team *

FC Jyväskylä Blackbird FC Jyväskylä Blackbird (abbreviated FCJ Blackbird or FC Blackbird or FCJ) is a football club from Jyväskylä in Finland. The club was formed in 1996 and their home ground is at the Hippos nurmikenttä. The men's first team currently plays ...

, a Finnish football club *

LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds were the athletic teams representing Long Island University's campus in Brooklyn, New York in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track; women's-only bowli ...

, sports teams of Long Island University's Brooklyn campus