Thunderbird

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See also: Thunderbirds for disambiguation of the plural "Thunderbirds"

Contents 1 Mythology 2 Zoology 3 Computers and software 4 Music 5 Sporting Teams 6 Fiction and entertainment 7 Food and drink 8 Transportation 9 Military equipment 10 Organizations and Places

The term Thunderbird may refer to:

[edit] Mythology

• Thunderbird (mythology), a mythical creature common to indigenous cultures of North America

[edit] Zoology

• Thunderbird (cryptozoology), in cryptozoology, a rumored large flying birdlike creature of the Americas, allegedly the source of the mythical bird.
• Phorusrhacidae, an extinct family of giant predatory flightless birds of South and Central America
• Dromornithidae, an extinct family of giant flightless Australian birds

[edit] Computers and software

• Mozilla Thunderbird, an e-mail and news client software package based on Mozilla
• Athlon Thunderbird, a code-name for a variant of AMD's Athlon central processing units
• Thunderbird (supercomputer), a supercomputer at Sandia National Laboratories

[edit] Music

• Gibson Thunderbird, a bass guitar manufactured by Gibson and Epiphone
• Thunderbird (album), a 2006 album by Cassandra Wilson
• "Thunderbird", a song by blues-rock trio ZZ Top on their 1975 album Fandango!
• "Thunderbird", a song by metal band "Quiet Riot" on their 1983 album Metal Health
• "Thunderbird", a song by rock band They Might Be Giants on their 2004 album The Spine

[edit] Sporting Teams

• UBC Thunderbirds
• Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

[edit] Fiction and entertainment

• Thunderbird (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men
  • Thunderbird (Warpath), a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe (brother of the original)
  • Thunderbird, a name used by X-Man Neal Shaara
• Thunderbird, the alternative name of Zapdos, a Pokémon
• Thunderbird, the penultimate boss in the 1988 NES game Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
• Thunderbird, the wooden roller coaster in the Finnish amusement park PowerPark
• Thunderbird International Film Festival at Southern Utah University

[edit] Food and drink

• Thunderbird (wine), a fortified wine

[edit] Transportation

• Thunderbird (train), the name of a train service in Japan
• Ford Thunderbird, an automobile made by the Ford Motor Company
• Triumph Thunderbird, a motorbike
• Royal Enfield Thunderbird, a model of motorbike, 350cc manufactured by Royal Enfield in India
• Thunderbird Products, the manufacturer of Formula Boats
• Thunderbird 26, a class of small cruising sailboat which is actively raced in the US Pacific Northwest
• Thunderbird, the nickname for standby locomotives for rescuing failed trains on British Railways
• Thunderbird, a nickname for British Rail Class 57/3 (see above)

[edit] Military equipment

• English Electric Thunderbird, a British surface-to-air missile used by the British Army
• Thunderbird (B-17), the nickname of a surviving B-17 Flying Fortress

[edit] Organizations and Places

• Thunderbird School of Global Management, a graduate business school
• Thunderbird (resort), a former Las Vegas hotel and casino that operated from 1948-1976
• Thunderbird (motel), an American Indian-themed motel located in Bloomington, Minnesota
• Thunderbird Field, a former US Army Air Corp air base established to train U.S., Canadian, British, and Chinese pilots during World War II