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Contents 1 Computers and software 2 Culture 3 Food and drink 4 Mythology 5 Military 6 Organizations 7 Transportation 8 Zoology 9 Musical Instruments

Thunderbird refers to several things:

Computers and software

• Mozilla Thunderbird is an e-mail and news client software package based on Mozilla.
• Thunderbird was a code-name for a variant of AMD's Athlon central processing units.
• Thunderbirds is a computer game for the Amiga and NES platforms.
• Thunderbird is the penultimate boss in the 1988 NES game Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
• Thunderbird is the world's fifth most powerful supercomputer at Sandia National Laboratories, a cluster of 4096 dual-Xeon servers.

Culture

• The Thunderbird is a mythical creature common to Native American religion and is probably the genesis of the other uses of the word.
• In cryptozoology, a thunderbird is a large birdlike creature.
• Zapdos, a Pokémon.
• The Thunderbird was a Las Vegas hotel and casino that operated from 1948-1976.
• Thunderbird is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men.
• The Thunderbird is a kitschy American Indian-themed hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota, affectionately nicknamed The Thunderchicken for its totem pole shaped sign, one item in which (the eponymous thunderbird) looks rather like a frightened chicken. As of 2005, the totem pole is no more and the hotel has been renamed Ramada Mall of America and Thunderbird Convention center|Convention Center.
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds are a rhythm and blues band.
• "Thunderbird" is a song by rock band They Might Be Giants on their 2004 album The Spine.
• Thunderbirds is a television series created by Sylvia and Gerry Anderson, notable for its use of marionettes in place of either live actors or traditional animation, a system called "Supermarionation."
• Thunderbirds is a live-action film, released in 2004, based on the television series.
• Luiz Thunderbird is the nickname of a Brazilian MTV, VJ, and rock musician.

Food and drink

• Thunderbird is a fortified wine.

Mythology

• Thunderbird name of a mythological bird in Native American religion.

Military

• Thunderbird was a British Army surface-to-air missile.
• The Thunderbirds are a demonstration flying team of the United States Air Force. Their squadron designation is the 3600th Air Demonstration Team.

Organizations

• Thunderbird - The Garvin School of International Management is a graduate school specializing in international management.
• The Seattle Thunderbirds is a Junior A hockey team in the Western Hockey League.
• The Hamilton Thunderbirds is a team in the amateur Intercounty Baseball League.
• The UBC Thunderbirds is a college hockey team near Vancouver BC.

Transportation

• Northern Thunderbird Air is an airline based in Prince George, British Columbia.
• Thunderbird is a high-speed train in Japan.
• Thunderbird is a name used in the United Kingdom for a locomotive kept on standby to rescue failed trains, the name coming from the television series.
• The Ford Thunderbird is a model of automobile.
• The Triumph Thunderbird is a model of motorbike.
• The Royal Enfield Thunderbird is also a model of motorbike, 350cc manufactured by Royal Enfield in India.
• The Thunderbird Project is a human powered helicopter project at the University of British Columbia.
• Thunderbird Products is the manufacturer of Formula Boats

Zoology

The word thunderbird has been used for:-

• The extinct phorusrachid giant predatory flightless birds of South and Central America.
• The Giant-Goose (Dromornithidae) of Australia.

Musical Instruments

The Gibson Thunderbird is a bass guitar manufactured by Gibson and Epiphone.

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