Firebird and fire bird may refer to:

Mythical birds

  • Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures
  • Fenghuang, sometimes called Chinese phoenix
  • Vermilion bird, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellation representing fire
  • Bennu, Egyptian firebird
  • Huma bird, Persian firebird
  • Firebird (Slavic folklore)

Automobiles

  • Pontiac Firebird, American pony car
  • General Motors Firebird, series of concept cars

Aviation

  • AAM-A-1 Firebird, an American air-to-air missile of the 1940s
  • Chengdu J-10 (NATO reporting name: Firebird), a Chinese combat aircraft
  • Northrop Grumman Firebird, an American recon/surveillance aircraft
  • CargoLogicAir, a defunct British airline (callsign: FIREBIRD)

Film and television

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

Music

  • The Firebird, a ballet for which Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) composed the music
  • Firebird (band), a British blues-rock power trio founded by Bill Steer in 1999
  • The Firebirds, an English rock band from Bristol
  • The Firebird Band, an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois featuring Chris Broach
  • Firebird (album), a 2021 album by Natalie Imbruglia
  • Fire Bird (album), a 2016 album by Miyavi
  • Firebirds (album), a 1968 jazz album by Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons
  • "The Firebird", a song by Priestess from the album Prior to the Fire
  • "Firebird", a song by Galantis from the album Pharmacy
  • "Firebird", a song by Owl City from the album Cinematic
  • "Firebirds", a song by Clutch from the album Psychic Warfare
  • "FIRE BIRD", a song by Roselia

Companies

  • Firebird Music, American music holdings company

Instruments

  • Firebird (trumpet), a trumpet with valves and slide
  • Gibson Firebird, an electric guitar from the 1960s

Publications

  • The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa, 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
  • Firebirds (anthology), a 2003 collection of short stories for young adults by Firebird Books
  • Firebird (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
  • Firebird, comic book character from JLX, published by Amalgam Comics, see list of Amalgam Comics characters
  • Firebird Books, an imprint of Penguin launched in 2002
  • Firebird (Pirotta picture book), a 2010/2014 picture book by Saviour Pirotta and Catherine Hyde
  • Firebird (Copeland novel), a 2014 children's picture book by Misty Copeland

Software

  • Firebird (database server), a relational database management system
  • Firebird Software, a video game label formerly owned by Telecomsoft
  • 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, one of two main telnet-based systems developed in Taiwan
  • Firebirds (video game), computer game for the ZX Spectrum released in 1983
  • Firebird (emulator), open source emulator for the TI-Nspire series calculator

Sport

  • Albany Firebirds, an American Arena Football team
  • Coachella Valley Firebirds, 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, a team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Flint, Michigan, U.S.
  • Indiana Firebirds, a former Arena Football team in Indiana, U.S.
  • Phoenix Firebirds, a former Minor League Baseball team in Arizona, U.S.
  • Queensland Firebirds, an Australian netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • UDC Firebirds, University of the District of Columbia Athletics program, U.S.
  • Wellington Firebirds, a cricket team based in Wellington, New Zealand
  • Lancaster Firebirds youth hockey program in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Other uses

  • Firebird (roller coaster), a B&M Floorless Coaster at Six Flags America in Maryland

See also

  • Fire (disambiguation)
  • Bird (disambiguation)
  • Firehawk (disambiguation)
  • Phoenix (disambiguation)
  • Redbird (disambiguation)
  • Fiery Birds, a sculpture in Szczecin, Poland