Changes: Bird-of-Prey

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In starship classification, a Bird-of-Prey was a type of smaller warship. Generally they resembled large predatory birds. (TOS: "Balance of Terror"; TNG: "The Defector")

Two cultures were known to operate Birds-of-Prey:

Klingon Empire
- 22nd century Bird-of-Prey
- 23rd and 24th century Bird-of-Prey
Romulan Star Empire
- 22nd century Bird-of-Prey
- 23rd century Bird-of-Prey

The first "Bird-of-Prey" seen was in TOS: "Balance of Terror" and was of the Romulan variety. As originally conceived, the Klingon variant of the Bird-of-Prey was actually a Romulan ship; the script of Star Trek III at first called for the film's main villains to be Romulans using a Romulan Bird-of-Prey, as had been typical of Bird-of-Prey use in Star Trek: The Original Series.

In the chronology of the Star Trek universe, the term "Bird-of-Prey" was first referenced on Enterprise in "Sleeping Dogs", and may have been implied to be the "two ships approaching at high warp" at the end of that episode. An earlier reference made in "Broken Bow" to "a fleet of warbirds" was mentioned by Brannon Braga as a mistake, implying that the production team only wished Romulan ships to be identified as warbirds.

In the game Star Trek: Legacy, the Bird-of-Prey is available as a ship for the player to control.

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 [[File:Klingon Bird-of-Prey.jpg|thumb|A [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]]]]
-In [[starship classification]], a '''Bird-of-Prey''' was a type of smaller [[warship]]. Generally they resembled large predatory birds. ({{TNG|The Defector}}; {{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
+In [[starship classification]], a '''Bird-of-Prey''' was a type of smaller [[warship]]. Generally they resembled large predatory birds. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}}; {{TNG|The Defector}})
 Two cultures were known to operate Birds-of-Prey:
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 ** [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)|22nd century Bird-of-Prey]]
 ** [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (23rd century)|23rd century Bird-of-Prey]]
+{{bginfo|The first "Bird-of-Prey" seen was in {{TOS|Balance of Terror}} and was of the Romulan variety.  As originally conceived, the Klingon variant of the Bird-of-Prey was actually a Romulan ship; the script of ''Star Trek III'' at first called for the film's main villains to be Romulans using a Romulan Bird-of-Prey, as had been typical of Bird-of-Prey use in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''.|In the chronology of the ''Star Trek'' universe, the term "Bird-of-Prey" was first referenced on ''Enterprise'' in {{e|Sleeping Dogs}}, and may have been implied to be the "two ships approaching at high warp" at the end of that episode. An earlier reference made in {{e|Broken Bow}} to "a fleet of [[Klingon warbird|warbirds]]" was mentioned by [[Brannon Braga]] as a mistake, implying that the production team only wished Romulan ships to be identified as warbirds.|In the game ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'', the Bird-of-Prey is available as a ship for the player to control.}}
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-==Background==
-The first "Bird-of-Prey" seen was in {{TOS|Balance of Terror}} and was of the Romulan variety.  As originally conceived, the Klingon variant of the Bird-of-Prey was actually a Romulan ship; the script of ''Star Trek III'' at first called for the film's main villains to be Romulans using a Romulan Bird-of-Prey, as had been typical of Bird-of-Prey use in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''.
-In the chronology of the ''Star Trek'' universe, the term "Bird-of-Prey" was first referenced on ''Enterprise'' in {{e|Sleeping Dogs}}, and may have been implied to be the "two ships approaching at high warp" at the end of that episode. An earlier reference made in {{e|Broken Bow}} to "a fleet of [[Klingon warbird|warbirds]]" was mentioned by [[Brannon Braga]] as a mistake, implying that the production team only wished Romulan ships to be identified as warbirds.
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