# Blackbird

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**Blackbird**, **blackbirds**, **black bird** or **black birds** may refer to:

## Birds

Two groups of birds in the parvorder Passerida:

- [New World blackbirds](/source/New_World_blackbird), family Icteridae
- Old World blackbirds, any of several species belonging to the genus *[Turdus](/source/Turdus)* in the family Turdidae - [Chinese blackbird](/source/Chinese_blackbird) - [Common blackbird](/source/Common_blackbird) - [Grey-winged blackbird](/source/Grey-winged_blackbird) - [Indian blackbird](/source/Indian_blackbird) - [Somali thrush](/source/Somali_thrush) or Somali blackbird - [Tibetan blackbird](/source/Tibetan_blackbird) - [White-collared blackbird](/source/White-collared_blackbird)

## Arts, entertainment, and media

### Books

- [*Black Bird* (Basilières novel)](/source/Black_Bird_(Basili%C3%A8res_novel)), 2003, by Michel Basilières
- [*Blackbird* (Dibia novel)](/source/Blackbird_(Dibia_novel)), 2011
- [*Blackbirds* (Wendig novel)](/source/Blackbirds_(Wendig_novel)), 2012, by Chuck Wendig
- [*Blackbird* (memoir)](/source/Blackbird_(memoir)), 2000, by Jennifer Lauck
- *Blackbird*, a 1986 novel by [Larry Duplechan](/source/Larry_Duplechan)
- [*Blackbird* (journal)](/source/Blackbird_(journal)), an online journal of literature and the arts
- [*Black Bird* (manga)](/source/Black_Bird_(manga)), 2007, by Kanoko Sakurakoji
- "Blackbird", a short story in *[Fragments of Horror](/source/Fragments_of_Horror)*
- [Blackbird (comics)](/source/Blackbird_(comics)), an aircraft in the X-Men comics
- [Blackbird (Femizon)](/source/Blackbird_(Femizon)), a villain in the Marvel Comics universe
- Blackbird, a comic by [Sam Humphries](/source/Sam_Humphries)
- *Fazbear Frights #6: Blackbird*, 2020, by [Scott Cawthon](/source/Scott_Cawthon)

### Film, theatre and TV

#### Film and television

- *Black Bird*, a 1973 South Korean film featuring [Namkoong Won](/source/Namkoong_Won)
- [*Black Birds* (film)](/source/Black_Birds_(film)), a 1967 Yugoslav film
- [*Blackbird* (2007 film)](/source/Blackbird_(2007_film)), directed by Adam Rapp
- [*Blackbird* (2012 film)](/source/Blackbird_(2012_film)), directed by Jason Buxton
- [*Blackbird* (2013 film)](/source/Blackbird_(2013_film)), a 2013 drama film
- [*Blackbird* (2014 film)](/source/Blackbird_(2014_film)), directed by Patrik-Ian Polk
- [*Blackbird* (2018 film)](/source/Blackbird_(2018_film)), a spy film directed by, written by and starring Michael Flatley
- [*Blackbird* (2019 film)](/source/Blackbird_(2019_film)), a drama film directed by Roger Michell
- [*Blackbirds* (1915 film)](/source/Blackbirds_(1915_film)), a silent film starring Laura Hope Crews
- [*Blackbirds* (1920 film)](/source/Blackbirds_(1920_film)), a lost silent film starring Justine Johnstone
- *[The Black Bird](/source/The_Black_Bird)*, a 1975 film starring George Segal
- *[The Blackbird](/source/The_Blackbird)*, a 1926 film directed by Tod Browning
- [*Deadfall* (2012 film)](/source/Deadfall_(2012_film)), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, which had the working title *Blackbird*
- *[Beyond the Lights](/source/Beyond_the_Lights)*, a 2014 film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood originally titled *Blackbird*
- [*Black Bird* (miniseries)](/source/Black_Bird_(miniseries)), a 2022 Apple TV+ miniseries

#### Theatre

- [*Blackbird* (play)](/source/Blackbird_(play)), 2005, by David Harrower
- *Blackbird*, a play by [Adam Rapp](/source/Adam_Rapp)
- *[Blackbirds of 1928](/source/Blackbirds_of_1928)*, a Broadway revue, based on the 1926 London revue *Blackbirds*
- *[Blackbirds of 1933](/source/Blackbirds_of_1933)*, a follow-up to *Blackbirds of 1928*

### Music

#### Instruments

- [Blackbird (violin)](/source/Blackbird_(violin)), a playable full size violin made of igneous rock
- [Epiphone Blackbird](/source/Epiphone_Blackbird), an electric bass guitar

#### Groups

- [Blackbird (band)](/source/Blackbird_(band)), an American post-punk band
- [The Blackbirds (German band)](/source/The_Blackbirds_(German_band)), 1960s
- [The Blackbirds (South African band)](/source/The_Blackbirds_(South_African_band))
- [The Blackbyrds](/source/The_Blackbyrds), an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group

#### Albums

- *[Black Byrd](/source/Black_Byrd)*, a 1973 album by Donald Byrd
- [*Blackbird* (Alter Bridge album)](/source/Blackbird_(Alter_Bridge_album)), 2007
- [*Blackbird* (Fat Freddy's Drop album)](/source/Blackbird_(Fat_Freddy's_Drop_album)), 2013, or the title song
- [*Blackbird* (Dan Sultan album)](/source/Blackbird_(Dan_Sultan_album)), 2014
- *[Musta Lindu](/source/Musta_Lindu)*, re-released as *Black Bird*, by Värttinä

#### Songs and compositions

- ["Blackbird" (Beatles song)](/source/Blackbird_(Beatles_song)), 1968
- ["Blackbird" (Alter Bridge song)](/source/Blackbird_(Alter_Bridge_song)), 2007
- *[Le Merle noir](/source/Le_Merle_noir)* ("The Blackbird"), a chamber work by Olivier Messiaen
- "[Bye Bye Blackbird](/source/Bye_Bye_Blackbird)", a 1926 jazz standard by Ray Henderson and Mort Dixon often known simply as "Blackbird"
- "Blackbird", a song by Alkaline Trio from *[Is This Thing Cursed?](/source/Is_This_Thing_Cursed%3F)*
- "Black Bird", a song by [the Beautiful Girls](/source/The_Beautiful_Girls)
- "Blackbird", a song by Benny Benassi from *[...Phobia](/source/...Phobia)*
- "Blackbird", a song by Black Veil Brides from *[The Phantom Tomorrow](/source/The_Phantom_Tomorrow)*
- "Blackbird", a song by Dido from *[Girl Who Got Away](/source/Girl_Who_Got_Away)*
- "Blackbirds", a song by Erin McKeown from *[Distillation](/source/Distillation_(Erin_McKeown_album))*
- "Blackbird", a song by [Graves](/source/Graves_(band))
- "Blackbird", a song by Madness from *[Can't Touch Us Now](/source/Can't_Touch_Us_Now)*
- "Blackbird", a song by Marcy Playground from *[Leaving Wonderland...in a fit of rage](/source/Leaving_Wonderland...in_a_fit_of_rage)*
- "Blackbird", an instrumental by Mike Oldfield from *[Light + Shade](/source/Light_%2B_Shade)*
- "Blackbird", a 2017 song by Norma John; Finland's entry in the [2017 Eurovision Song Contest](/source/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2017)
- "Blackbird", a song by Silly Wizard from *[Live Wizardry](/source/Live_Wizardry)*
- "Blackbird", a song by Nina Simone from *[Nina Simone with Strings](/source/Nina_Simone_with_Strings)*
- "Blackbird", a song by Tash Sultana from *[Flow State](/source/Flow_State_(Tash_Sultana_album))*
- "Blackbird", a song by Third Day from *[Third Day](/source/Third_Day_(album))*
- "Blackbirds", a song by Linkin Park from the video game *[8-Bit Rebellion!](/source/8-Bit_Rebellion!)*
- "The Blackbird", a song by [The Wurzels](/source/The_Wurzels)

#### Other

- [*Black Bird* (video game)](/source/Black_Bird_(video_game)), a 2018 shoot-em-up video game
- Blackbird, a car in the anime *[Wangan Midnight](/source/Wangan_Midnight)* and the video game, *Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune*
- Task Force Blackbird, a CIA organization in the video game *[Medal of Honor: Warfighter](/source/Medal_of_Honor:_Warfighter)*

## People

- [Blackbird (Omaha leader)](/source/Blackbird_(Omaha_leader)) (c. 1750–1800)
- [Andrew Blackbird](/source/Andrew_Blackbird) (c. 1815–1908), Odawa leader and historian
- [Lewis Blackbird](/source/Lewis_Blackbird) (born 1987), British motorcycle speedway rider
- [King Parsons](/source/King_Parsons) (born 1949), American wrestler who used the ring name "The Blackbird"
- [Ziryab](/source/Ziryab) (789–857), Kurdish musician and performer, whose name means "blackbird" or "nightingale"

## Places

- [Blackbird, Delaware](/source/Blackbird,_Delaware)
- [Blackbird Hundred](/source/Blackbird_Hundred), an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.
- [Blackbird Leys](/source/Blackbird_Leys), a civil parish in Oxford, England
- [Blackbird mine](/source/Blackbird_mine), a defunct cobalt mine in Lemhi County, Idaho, U.S.
- [Blackbird Township, Thurston County, Nebraska](/source/Blackbird_Township,_Thurston_County,_Nebraska)
- [Blackbird Vineyards](/source/Blackbird_Vineyards), a California winery

## Science and technology

### Computing

- [Blackbird (online platform)](/source/Blackbird_(online_platform)), a cancelled Microsoft MSN development platform
- [Blackbird (software)](/source/Blackbird_(software)), video software.
- Blackbird, an internal codename for Apple Computer's [Macintosh IIfx](/source/Macintosh_IIfx) desktop computer
- Blackbird, the internal codename for Apple Computer's [PowerBook 500 series](/source/PowerBook_500_series) of laptops
- [HP Blackbird 002](/source/HP_Blackbird_002), a personal computer

### Vehicles

#### Air

- [Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird](/source/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird), a United States Air Force supersonic reconnaissance aircraft
- A-12 Blackbird, the unofficial nickname for the forerunner to the SR-71 Blackbird, codenamed [A-12 OXCART](/source/A-12_OXCART)
- [Aero A.34](/source/Aero_A.34) Kos (English: Blackbird), a 1930s Czechoslovak biplane
- [Mutual Blackbird](/source/Mutual_Blackbird), a late 1920s biplane

#### Land and rail

- [*Blackbird* (wind-powered vehicle)](/source/Blackbird_(wind-powered_vehicle)), a wheeled vehicle that demonstrated its ability to go downwind faster than the wind
- Blackbird, a [GWR 3300 Class](/source/GWR_3300_Class#Bird_Class) steam locomotive on the Great Western Railway in England
- [Super Blackbird](/source/Super_Blackbird), a model name given to the Honda CBR1100XX sport-touring motorcycle
- "The Blackbird", a dragster driven by professional racer [Jack Beckman](/source/Jack_Beckman)

## Sport

- [Baltimore Blackbirds](/source/Baltimore_Blackbirds), a defunct indoor American football team
- [FC Jyväskylä Blackbird](/source/FC_Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4_Blackbird), a Finnish football club
- [LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds](/source/LIU_Brooklyn_Blackbirds), sports teams of Long Island University's Brooklyn campus

## See also

- [Blackbeard](/source/Blackbeard) (c. 1680–1718), English pirate
- [Blackbirding](/source/Blackbirding), a recruitment practice utilizing trickery or kidnapping
- [Bluebird (disambiguation)](/source/Bluebird_(disambiguation))
- [Redbird (disambiguation)](/source/Redbird_(disambiguation))

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