Thunderbird

Thunderbird or Thunderbirds may refer to:

Creatures

• Thunderbird (mythology), a legendary creature in Native American culture
• Dromornithidae, an extinct Australian family of birds
• Thunderbird (cryptozoology), a term used in cryptozoology to describe large, bird-like creatures
• Lightning Bird, an African cryptid.

Computing

• Mozilla Thunderbird, an e-mail and news client software package
• Athlon Thunderbird, a microprocessor by AMD
• Thunderbird (supercomputer), a supercomputer cluster at Sandia National Laboratories

Film and television

• Thunder Birds (1942 film), a WWII drama
• Thunderbirds (TV series), a 1960s British series created by Gerry Anderson
  • Thunderbirds 2086, a 1982 Japanese anime series
  • Thunderbirds (film), a 2004 science fiction film

Music

• Thunderbird (album), by Cassandra Wilson
• Thunderbird (Louis Bellson album)
• Gibson Thunderbird, a bass guitar
• The Thunderbirds, the backing group for pop singer Chris Farlowe
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds, a blues rock band
• "Thunderbirds"/"3am", a single by Busted
• "Thunderbird", a song by Iron Savior on the album Condition Red
• "Thunderbird", a song by Quiet Riot on the album Metal Health
• "Thunderbird", a song by Seasick Steve on the album I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left
• "Thunderbird", a song by They Might Be Giants on the album The Spine
• "Thunderbird", a song by ZZ Top on the album Fandango!

Comics

• Thunderbird (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1975
• Warpath (comics), aka Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1984
• Neal Shaara, aka Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 2000

Sport

• Adelaide Thunderbirds, an Australian netball team
• Albuquerque Thunderbirds, an American basketball team
• Dubuque Thunderbirds, a former American junior hockey team
• Hamilton Thunderbirds, a Canadian baseball team
• Sault Thunderbirds, a 1959–1962 Canadian hockey team
• Seattle Thunderbirds, an American hockey team
• Soo Thunderbirds, a Canadian hockey team, launched in 1999
• Thunderbird Soccer Club, a Taiwanese football club
• UBC Thunderbirds, the athletic teams of the University of British Columbia
• The Thunderbirds, a civic group that organizes the Phoenix Open golf tournament

Aerospace

• English Electric Thunderbird, a British Army missile
• Thunderbird (B-17), a surviving B-17 Flying Fortress
• Thunderbird Field, a former military airfield in Arizona
• United States Air Force Thunderbirds, an air demonstration squadron
• No. 426 Thunderbird Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force transport training squadron
• Northern Thunderbird Air, an airline

Land transport

• Thunderbird (train), a Japanese train service
• Ford Thunderbird, a car
• Royal Enfield Thunderbird, an Indian motorcycle
• Triumph Thunderbird, a British motorcycle introduced in 1949
• Triumph TR65 Thunderbird, a British motorcycle introduced in 1981
• Thunderbird (locomotive), a locomotive used to rescue failed trains
  • A nickname for Virgin Trains' British Rail Class 57, often used as such due to the aforementioned 60s television programme

Other uses

• Thunderbird (resort), a Paradise, Nevada, hotel and casino
• Thunderbird (wine), made by E & J Gallo Winery
• Thunderbird 26, a class of sailboat
• Thunderbird Motel, an American Indian-themed motel in Minnesota
• Thunderbird Products, the manufacturer of Formula Boats
• Thunderbird School of Global Management, a private business school whose main campus is located in Glendale, Arizona
• Thunderbird, a roller coaster at the amusement park PowerPark
• The nickname of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)