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Firebird and fire bird may refer to:


Mythical birds

* Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures *
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-create ...
, Egyptian firebird *
Huma bird The Huma ( fa, هما, pronounced ''Homā'', ae, script=latn, Homāio), also Homa, 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, co ...
, Persian firebird *
Firebird (Slavic folklore) In Slavic mythology and folklore, the Firebird (russian: жар-пти́ца, zhar-ptitsa; uk, жар-пти́ця, ''zhar-ptytsia''; sh-Latn-Cyrl, žar-ptica, жар-птица; bg, Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa; mk, Жар-птица, Ža ...


Bird species

''Various species with bright red or orange plumage:'' * Baltimore oriole *
Scarlet tanager The scarlet tanager (''Piranga olivacea'') is a medium-sized American songbird. Until recently, it was placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), but it and other members of its genus are now classified as belonging to the cardinal family (Cardin ...
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Sharp-tailed grouse The sharp-tailed grouse (''Tympanuchus phasianellus''), also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse. One of three species in the genus '' Tympanuchus'', the sharp-tailed grouse is found throughout Alaska, much of ...
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Vermilion flycatcher The vermilion flycatcher (''Pyrocephalus obscurus'') is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family found throughout South America and southern North America. It is a striking exception among the generally drab Tyrannidae due to its v ...


Automobiles

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Pontiac Firebird The Pontiac Firebird is an American automobile that was built and produced by 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 after GM's ...
, 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 f ...
, series of concept cars


Film and television

* ''The Firebird'' (1934 film), a murder mystery directed by William Dieterle * ''The Firebird'' (1952 film), a musical drama film directed by Hasse Ekman * ''
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 retir ...
'', a 1990 action film directed by David Green * "Firebird" ''(Once Upon a Time)'', an episode of the fifth season of ''Once Upon a Time'' * ''Firebird'' (2021 film), a love story directed by Peeter Rebane


In print

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The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa (russian: Жар-птица и царевна Василиса) is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in ''Narodnye russkie skazki''. It is one of many tales written about the mythical Firebir ...
'', 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 pilo ...
* ''Firebirds'' (anthology), a 2003 collection of short stories for young adults by Firebird Books *
Firebird (Amalgam Comics) The following is a list of fictional characters that appear or are only mentioned in the comic books of Amalgam Comics. They are listed by comic book and a team section is also provided. The amalgamations of characters or the Amalgam versions of o ...
, a character in the Amalgam comic books published by DC and Marvel *
Firebird (Marvel Comics) Firebird (Bonita Juarez) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A former member of the Avengers and a member of the Rangers, she exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the ...
, a Marvel Comics character *
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), an 2010/2014 picture book by Saviour Pirotta and Catherine Hyde


Music

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The Firebird ''The Firebird'' (french: L'Oiseau de feu, link=no; russian: Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev' ...
'', 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 The Firebirds are a British band, founded in 1981 by their former frontman John Plummer. The band now consists of four musicians; Jim Plummer, Dan Plummer, Richie Lorriman and Paul Willmott. The band has backed artists such as Jerry Lee Lewi ...
, 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 his guitar parts on the band's first 7-inch release a week later. ...
, an indie rock band hailing from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. * ''Firebirds'' (album), a 1968 jazz album by Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons * ''Firebird'' (album), a 2021 album by Natalie Imbruglia * "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 al ...
'' * "Firebird", a song by Galantis from the album '' Pharmacy'' * ''Fire Bird'' (Miyavi album), album by Miyavi * "Firebird", a song by Owl City from the album ''
Cinematic Cinematic describes anything related to ''cinema''. It may refer to: any movie updates, cinema nights, cinematic review Film-related * Cinematic cutscene, a sequence in a video game that is not interactive * Cinematic music, original music writt ...
'' * "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 Exclusive ...
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Instrument

* Firebird (trumpet), a trumpet with valves and slide *
Gibson Firebird The Gibson Firebird is a solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson beginning in 1963. History The Gibson Guitar Corporation released several new styles during the 1950s to compete with Fender's solid-body instruments, such as the Telecas ...
, an electric guitar from the 1960s


Software

* Firebird (database server), a relational database management system * Firebird, a video game label formerly owned by
Telecomsoft Telecomsoft was a British video game publisher and a division of British Telecom. The company was founded by Dr. Ederyn Williams in 1984 and operated three separate labels: Firebird, Rainbird, and Silverbird. The first employee was James Leav ...
* '' 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 Formosa BBS (or NSYSU Formosa BBS) was one of the earliest, if not the first, telnet-based Bulletin board systems (BBS) to have Chinese language capability. Work used from creating Formosa was combined with the open source Pirate BBS to create ...
, one of two main telnet-based systems developed in Taiwan * ''
Space Firebird is a 1980 arcade video game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released by Nintendo in Japan and Europe. In America, the game was distributed by Far East Video. Sega-Gremlin A gremlin is a mischievous folkloric creature invented at the begin ...
'', a 1980 arcade game developed by Nintendo R&D1 * ''Firebirds'' (video game), computer game for the ZX Spectrum released in 1983 *
Firebird (emulator) Firebird and fire bird may refer to: Mythical birds * Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures * Bennu, Egyptian firebird * Huma bird, Persian firebird * Firebird (Slavic folklore) Bird species ''Various s ...
, open source emulator for the TI-Nspire series calculator


Sport

* Albany Firebirds, an American Arena Football team *
Coachella Valley Firebirds The Coachella Valley Firebirds are a professional ice hockey expansion team based in Thousand Palms, California, that began play in the 2022–23 American Hockey League (AHL) season. The team is an owned-and-operated affiliate of the Seattle Kra ...
, 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 Federal Credit Union Event Center, and operates as a member of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team began play for the 20 ...
, a team in the Ontario Hockey League, Canada *
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, 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, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. *
Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds are an Australian 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 played in the ...
, 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. It was established in 1851 and is the only public university in the city. UDC is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall ...
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 ...
, a cricket team based in Wellington, New Zealand * Lancaster Firebirds youth hockey program in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.


Other uses

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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 medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft capable of all-weather operations, configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight contr ...
, NATO reporting name: FIrebird, a 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. ...
, a reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman * FIREBIRD is the callsign for
CargoLogicAir CargoLogicAir, Ltd. (CLA) was a British cargo airline with its headquarters at London Heathrow Airport. The airline's fleet of Boeing 747 freight aircraft operated scheduled and chartered freight services on routes between the UK, Asia, Africa ...
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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 re ...
, a B&M Floorless Coaster at ''Six Flags America'' in Maryland.


See also

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Fire (disambiguation) Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion. Fire also commonly refers to: *Conflagration, a large and destructive fire *Structure fire, a house or building on fire *Wildfire, a fire in a forest, rangeland, or o ...
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Bird (disambiguation) A bird is a feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebrate. Bird, BIRD, or the bird may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Tracy "Bird" Van Adams, in the ''Soul Food'' film and TV series *Bird, of the B ...
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Phoenix (disambiguation) 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), ...
* Redbird (disambiguation) {{disambiguation