It's just a name, not a technology.
Klingon WARBIRDS?
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'Warbird' is a fairly generic term, anyway. Anybody could have come up with it. If it's an outside observer, then this is the most likely explanation. If it's a Klingon using that term, you can chalk it up to translation issues from Klingonese to English.
Warbird, Bird of Prey... call me crazy, but weren't the ships seen in the movie neither, but Klingon battle cruisers instead?
Can't "warbird" refer to a particular battle crusier configuration?
There's our 'fan-swer' then... Warbirds are battlecruisers, Birds of Prey are the smaller attack/scout ships.
I remember that one. A really good book. I just checked Amazon and it's available for the Kindle so I grabbed it for a reread. Ah ha, so is Ishmael! I bought that too.
Well, they've made this goof before. Romulans were known for having birds of prey painted on their hulls, so "bird-of-prey" and "warbird" were originally designations for Romulan warships.
Of course, the brief Klingon-Romulan alliance led to the exchange of technology - Klingons got cloaking technology and apparently birds-of-prey (the damn things look pretty Romulan to me), and the Romulans got Klingon battlecruisers.
So, since apparently the Klingons in this new universe have cloaking technology at the time Kirk's academy days (since the Kobayashi Maru sim had them de-cloaking), perhaps warbird is the designation for a Klingon battlecruiser outfitted with Romulan cloaking technology.
Of course, the brief Klingon-Romulan alliance led to the exchange of technology - Klingons got cloaking technology and apparently birds-of-prey (the damn things look pretty Romulan to me), and the Romulans got Klingon battlecruisers.
So, since apparently the Klingons in this new universe have cloaking technology at the time Kirk's academy days (since the Kobayashi Maru sim had them de-cloaking), perhaps warbird is the designation for a Klingon battlecruiser outfitted with Romulan cloaking technology.
Neither "bird of prey" or "warbird" were ever used in TOS as terms for a kind Romulan or Klingon ship. In the episode which introduced Romulans, "Balance Of Terror," the character of Stiles described Romulan ships as being "painted like giant birds of prey."
Clearly, TSFS isn't Star Trek, and it's director should be shunned by real fans.
Whuh?
I'm worse. I noticed but didn't care...
Yes. As penance, you must memorize the Rules of Acquisition, in Klingon.
Yes! I noticed they reissued some of those great classics. Any McCoy fan should like Romulan Way, too; in fact, I think I will mention that to the Urbanites. Enjoy your read!
Here's a clickie, for convenience: Romulan Way at Amazon
Google doesn't translate Ferengi to Federation Standard to Klingonese!
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In TOS we know that the Romulans and Klingons had a technology exchange/short-term alliance. When you see the Bird of Prey in STIII, you even see the Romulan style wing paintings at the under carriage. This is because originally the bad guys in STIII were Romulans, so a Romulan ship was designed. Then they figured, when they were changed to Klingons, do we need to create a new ship? And they realized that no they didn't, because of that technology exchange. What can happen one way, can happen in the other. Thus, Klingons gained Birds of Prey, but ONLY Birds of Prey, and NOT before the mid-to-late-2260s. Before that, the Klingons neither had Birds of Prey, let alone Warbirds. All they had were Battle Cruisers and similarly called ships.
Wrong. They said so in the movie. Klingons have warbirds.
And the Romulans have Birds of Prey. 
Not to mention the Cardassian Scorpion...
Not to mention the Cardassian Scorpion...
That would be strangely fitting, seeing as the Romulans are backstabbing, patient adversaries.And the Romulans have Birds of Prey.
To me, it's just a simple case of the Klingon-Romulan alliance during TOS. "Warbird" was a term that crossed over from Klingons to Romulans and "Bird of Prey" went from Romulans to Klingons.
In that light, Trek has been pretty consistent with both terms, IMO...
In that light, Trek has been pretty consistent with both terms, IMO...
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