# Firebird

Firebird and fire bird may refer to:

## Mythical birds

* Phoenix (mythology), sacred firebird found in the mythologies of many cultures
* 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, ballet for which Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) composed the music
* Firebird (band), late 1990s/2000s/2010s blues-based power trio
* The Firebirds, a rock and roll band from Bristol, England
* The Firebird Band, an indie rock band hailing from Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
* 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

### 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

## Software

* Firebird (database server), a relational database management system
* Firebird, 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