Thunderbird, thunder bird or thunderbirds may refer to: * Thunderbird (mythology), a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture * Ford Thunderbird, 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'', extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Thunderbird (John Proudstar), a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1975 * Warpath (comics), or Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1984 * Thunderbird (Neal Shaara), 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 * 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 younger brother of martial artist Bruce Lee. Early life Lee was born on 16 December 1948 in Hong Kong as the youngest son of Grace Ho () and Lee Hoi-chuen (), a leadi ...

* The Fabulous Thunderbirds, American blues rock band. * Gibson Thunderbird, 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'', 1983 * "Thunderbird", by Seasick Steve from '' I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left'', 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!'', 1975 * "Thunderbird", by C418 from ''Excursions'', 2018

Businesses and organisations

Hotels and motels

* Thunderbird Motel, 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, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Schools

* Thunderbird School of Global Management, at Arizona State University, U.S. * Thunderbird High School, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. * Thunderbird Adventist Academy, a high school in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.

Other businesses and organisations

* Thunderbird Entertainment, a Canadian company

Computing

* Athlon Thunderbird, a microprocessor by AMD * Mozilla Thunderbird, an e-mail and news client

Military

* United States Air Force Thunderbirds, 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), 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 Scottsdale Airport is north of downtown Scottsdale, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Scottsdale Airport is SDL to the FAA and SCF to the IAT ...

, World War II airfields in Arizona, U.S. *

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 Wa ...

, 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, Virginia, U.S. * Thunderbird Glacier, 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, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.

Sports

* Adelaide Thunderbirds, an Australian netball team * Albuquerque Thunderbirds, a former American basketball team * Carolina Thunderbirds, a former American ice hockey team * Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL), an American ice hockey team * Dubuque Thunderbirds, a former American junior hockey team * Hamilton Thunderbirds, 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, 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, sports teams of Southern Utah University * Springfield Thunderbirds, 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, a golf course in Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. *

Thunderbird Soccer Club Thunderbird SC () is a Taiwanese football (soccer) club based in Kaohsiung. They play at the Kaohsiung Football Stadium with a capacity of 5,000. History Thunderbird Soccer Team () was founded in 1968 by a group of high school students favoring th ...

, a Taiwanese football club * The Thunderbirds, organizers of the Phoenix Open golf tournament * UBC Thunderbirds, the athletic teams of the University of British Columbia ** Thunderbird Stadium, 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, an Indian motorcycle * Thunderbird, a British Rail Class 57/3 diesel rescue locomotive * Thunderbird 26, a class of sailboat * Thunderbird (train), 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) Triumph Thunderbird may refer to a number of different motorcycles produced by Triumph Engineering and Triumph Motorcycles Ltd: *Triumph Thunderbird, the original model manufactured from 1949 to 1966 *Triumph TR65 Thunderbird, a 650 cc model ...

, the name of several British motorcycles

Other uses

* Thunderbird (wine), a flavored fortified wine * Thunderbird (Holiday World), a roller coaster in Santa Claus, Indiana, U.S. * Thunderbird (PowerPark), a roller coaster at PowerPark, Alahärmä, Finland