Yardbird or Yardbirds may refer to:

People

* A slang term for a basic trainee in the armed forces * A slang term for a prisoner or convict * Charlie Parker, American saxophonist * George Yardley, American basketball player

Animals

* A colloquialism for the domestic chicken in the American Deep South

Science and industry

* Railyard, sections of parallel train tracks, where many rail cars are * Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, a chain of restaurants serving food from the Southern United States

Music and literature

* ''Yardbird Reader'', journal edited by

Ishmael Reed Ishmael Scott Reed (born February 22, 1938) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, composer, playwright, editor and publisher known for his satirical works challenging American political culture. Perhaps his best-known work is '' M ...

from 1972 to 1976) * The Yardbirds, a British psychedelic band ** '' Roger the Engineer'', album originally self-titled as ''Yardbirds'' {{disambiguation