Thunderbird, thunder bird or thunderbirds may refer to: *

Thunderbird (mythology) The thunderbird is a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is considered a supernatural being of power and strength. It is especially important, and frequently depicted, in the art, songs an ...

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

Ford Thunderbird The Ford Thunderbird (colloquially called the T-Bird) is a personal luxury car produced by Ford from model years 1955 until 1997 and 2002 until 2005 across 11 distinct generations. Introduced as a two-seat convertible, the Thunderbird was pro ...

, a car

Birds

Dromornithidae Dromornithidae, known as mihirungs and informally as thunder birds or demon ducks, were a clade of large, flightless Australian birds of the Oligocene through Pleistocene Epochs. All are now extinct. They were long classified in Struthioniform ...

, extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds * ''

Genyornis ''Genyornis newtoni'', also known as thunder bird and mihirung paringmal (meaning "giant bird"), is an extinct species of large, flightless bird that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene epoch until around 50,000 years ago. Over two met ...

'', extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

Thunderbird (John Proudstar) Thunderbird (John Proudstar) is a fictional superhero 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). Thunderb ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1975 *

Warpath (comics) James Proudstar, known first as Thunderbird and then as Warpath, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most often those about the fictional superhero team X-Men. Proudstar first appears as the se ...

, or Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1984 *

Thunderbird (Neal Shaara) Neal Shaara, also known as Thunderbird, is a superhero 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 ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 2000 * Thunderbird, a creature in the game ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''

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'' (2004 film), based on the TV series * ''Thunderbird'' (2022 film), a South Korean film

Music

* The Thunderbirds, 1960s English band of

Chris Farlowe Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940) is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single " Out of Time" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, which rose to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 196 ...

* The Thunderbirds, 1960s Hong Kong band of Robert Lee Jun-fai *

The Fabulous Thunderbirds The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American blues band formed in 1974. Career After performing for several years in the Austin, Texas blues scene, the band won a recording contract with Takoma/Chrysalis Records and later signed with Epic Records ...

, American blues rock band. *

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 introduct ...

, a bass guitar

Albums

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

Songs

* "Thunderbird" (Call Me No One song), 2012 * "Thunderbirds" / "3AM", a single by Busted, 2004 * "Thunderbird", by Iron Savior from '' Condition Red'', 2002 * "Thunderbird", by Quiet Riot from ''

Metal Health ''Metal Health'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on March 11, 1983. The album spawned the hit singles " Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Metal Health". It was the band's first album to receive a worldwide r ...

'', 1983 * "Thunderbird", by Seasick Steve from ''

I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left ''I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left'' (styled ''i Started out with nothin and i Still got most of it Left'') is the third album by Seasick Steve. It was released on September 29, 2008. It entered the UK Albums Chart at ...

'', 2008 * "Thunderbird", by They Might Be Giants from ''

The Spine Spine or spinal may refer to: Science Biology * Vertebral column, also known as the backbone * Dendritic spine, a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite * Thorns, spines, and prickles, needle-like structures in plants * Spine (zoolog ...

'', 2004 * "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 albu ...

'', 1975 * "Thunderbird", by C418 from ''Excursions'', 2018

Businesses and organisations

Hotels and motels

Thunderbird Motel The Thunderbird Motel was an Indian-themed motel that was built in 1962 along Interstate 494 and 24th Ave., in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. It is an example of post-war American culture. Prior to its demolition, it was part of ...

, a former Indian-themed motel in Minnesota, U.S. * Thunderbird Motel, one of the Miami modern architecture buildings, Florida, U.S. * Thunderbird Motel, now a

Standard Hotel Standard Hotels is a group of seven boutique hotels in New York City (Meatpacking District and East Village), Miami Beach, London, Maldives, Ibiza, and Hua Hin, Thailand. The hotels are operated by Standard International Management. The two origi ...

on Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, U.S. * Thunderbird Hotel, now

El Rancho Hotel and Casino The El Rancho Hotel and Casino (formerly known as the Thunderbird and Silver Bird) 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.

Schools

Thunderbird School of Global Management Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (or simply Thunderbird) is a global management school in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1946 as an independent, private institution, it was acquired by Arizona State University ( ...

, at Arizona State University, 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 Adventist Academy Thunderbird Adventist Academy (TAA) is a private Seventh-day Adventist Christian high school and boarding academy in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Chris ...

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

Other businesses and organisations

Thunderbird Entertainment Thunderbird Entertainment Group (formerly Thunderbird Films) is a Canadian film and television entertainment company with offices in both Canada and the United States of America. Thunderbird's multiple divisions develop movies and television pr ...

, a Canadian company

Computing

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

, a microprocessor by AMD *

Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client, personal information manager, news client, RSS and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation and operated by subsidiary MZLA Technologies Corporation. The project s ...

, an e-mail and news client

Military

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

, an air demonstration squadron * ''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 tr ...

and Thunderbird Field No. 2, World War II airfields in Arizona, U.S. * No. 426 Thunderbird Squadron, of the Royal Canadian Air Force *

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 forme ...

, nicknamed Thunderbird

Places

Thunderbird Archaeological District The Thunderbird Archaeological District, near Limeton, Virginia, is an archaeological district described as consisting of "three sites—Thunderbird Site, the Fifty Site, and the Fifty Bog—which provide a stratified cultural sequence spanning ...

, Virginia, U.S. *

Thunderbird Glacier Thunderbird Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on the east side Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide below Thunderbird Mountain at an average elevation of above sea level. A ...

, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S. *

Thunderbird Mountain Thunderbird Mountain () is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Thunderbird Mountain is situated on the Continental Divide. Thunderbird Glacier is located immediately northeast of the mountain. Geol ...

, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S. *

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 em ...

, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.

Sports

Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. 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 ...

, an Australian netball team *

Albuquerque Thunderbirds Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

, a former American basketball team *

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. T ...

, 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 Annex. History In Au ...

, an American ice hockey team *

Dubuque Thunderbirds The Dubuque Thunderbirds were a Tier III junior ice hockey team based in Dubuque, Iowa that played in the multipurpose Five Flags Event Center from 2001 through 2010. The Thunderbirds franchise was formed to fill a vacancy for Dubuque hockey fans ...

, a former American junior hockey team *

Hamilton Thunderbirds The Hamilton Cardinals is an amateur Canadian baseball team based in Hamilton, Ontario and playing in the Intercounty Baseball League. Founded in 1958, the club is the second oldest sports team in the city of Hamilton. Players range in age from 1 ...

, former name of a Canadian baseball team *

Halifax Thunderbirds The Halifax Thunderbirds are a professional box lacrosse team in the North Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. History On September 13, 2018, the NLL approved a franchise reloc ...

, 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 F ...

, 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, south of Seattle. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League. They play their games at home in ac ...

, 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 seventeen teams including six men’s sports: basketball, cross country, ...

, sports teams of Southern Utah University *

Springfield Thunderbirds The Springfield Thunderbirds are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that began play for the 2016–17 season. They are the affiliate of the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; fren ...

, an American ice hockey team * Thunderbird, nickname of

Franco Wanyama Franco "Thunderbird" Wanyama (7 February 1968 - 21 March 2019) in Kampala, was a Ugandan amateur middleweight and professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s. He was an amateur representative of Uganda at middleweight in t ...

(born 1968), Ugandan retired boxer *

Thunderbird Country Club The Thunderbird Country Club is an 18-hole golf course designed by Lawrence Hughes in Rancho Mirage in California's Coachella Valley. It has hosted the Ryder Cup and the Palm Springs Golf Classic (now known as the CareerBuilder Challenge). Opene ...

, 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 late January/early February at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. The tournament was originally the Arizona ...

golf tournament *

UBC Thunderbirds The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Canadian intercollegiate competition, the Thun ...

, the athletic teams of the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

Thunderbird Stadium Thunderbird Stadium is an outdoor stadium on the University Endowment Lands 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 ...

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

Transportation

* Thunderbird Boats, a 60's boat manufacturer now known as Formula Boats *

Royal Enfield Thunderbird The Royal Enfield Thunderbird is a cruiser style motorcycle produced by Royal Enfield Motors in India. The Royal Enfield Thunderbird is known as Royal Enfield Rumbler in export markets. The predecessor of the Royal Enfield Thunderbird was the R ...

, an Indian motorcycle * Thunderbird, a

British Rail Class 57 The British Rail Class 57 is a type of diesel locomotive that was remanufactured from Class 47s by Brush Traction of Loughborough between 1998 and 2004. In reference to these locomotives being re-manufactured, they are often referred to by en ...

/3 diesel rescue locomotive * Thunderbird 26, a class of sailboat *

Thunderbird (train) The is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and or in Japan, using portions of the Tokaido Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, IR Ishikawa Railway Line, and Nanao Line. Statio ...

, a Japanese limited express *

Thunderbird W-14 The Thunderbird W-14 was a small, three seat American passenger transport, first flown in 1926, entering production, significantly improved, in 1927 with several different engine options. About 40-50 were built before the financial collapse of th ...

, three-seat biplane of the 1920s * Triumph Thunderbird (disambiguation), the name of several British motorcycles

Other uses

Thunderbird (wine) Flavored fortified wines (known informally as bum wines or bum vino) are inexpensive fortified wines that typically have an alcohol content between 13% and 20% alcohol by volume (ABV). They are made from various fruits (including grapes and cit ...

, a flavored fortified wine *

Thunderbird (Holiday World) Thunderbird is a steel roller coaster in the Thanksgiving section of Holiday World & Splashin' Safari amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened in 2015 as the eighth Wing Coaster in the world and ...

, 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 (GCI). It is the b ...

, a roller coaster at PowerPark, Alahärmä, Finland