Winged Cryptids

These cryptids fly through the sky on giant wings, bringing terror and awe wherever they go.

Popular winged cryptids include the Jersey Devil and the Mothman.

Cryptozoologists and other paranormal investigators often argue about what counts as a cryptid; winged cryptids are no different.

Some cryptozoologists also like to include the Thunderbird, a mythological creature recognized by certain North American Indigenous peoples’ history and culture.

This inclusion is more of an adoption of terminology for reports of a large bird sightings in North America.

Some argue it is a form of cultural appropriation, due to the Thunderbird having a religious and mythological background, while others argue the mythological creature and the cryptid are separate entities.

Other types of well-known winged cryptids include faeries and winged fae.

Read the latest posts on Winged Cryptids:

• Flying RodsMay 14, 2020
  It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s.. An atmospheric cryptid of unknown origin? Flying rods are another type of cryptid that hangs out in the skies high above. Are these a species of creature that’s been hidden to us throughout time? Or do they have a different explanation?
• Crawfordsville MonsterMay 2, 2020
  In 1891, a giant atmospheric creature was sighted hovering among the clouds. It filled witnesses with dread, flapping about in apparent agony as it terrorized the people below.
• OwlmanMarch 15, 2020
  Known as the English variant of the better-known Mothman, the Owlman is a cryptid that stalks a Cornish church, yet seems to only be seen by young women.
• Jersey DevilMarch 4, 2020
  What do you get when you mix political and religious feuds with the creative and bored minds of 18th century New Jersey colonists and unexplained animal deaths? Apparently you get the amalgamation of a dragon and a goat that is the Jersey Devil.
• The MothmanFebruary 8, 2020
  Popularized by John Keel’s 1975 book “The Mothman Prophecies”, as well as the 2002 film of the same name starring Richard Gere, the Mothman is a flying cryptid originally spotted in West Virginia in 1966.

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