Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devil Bird

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn per sources cited in discussion (non-admin closure) // Timothy :: talk 06:22, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Devil Bird

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The article does not meet WP:GNG and does not present encyclopedic information WP:INDISCRIMINATE. // Timothy :: talk 13:28, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the decent-sized bibliography in this entry in an RS (which I've cited in other AfDs in this batch). Will try to track these down later. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:42, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:31, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Animal-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:31, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Mythology-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:31, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, have added a number of reliable sources - enough to easily satisfy WP:GNG. Dan arndt (talk) 04:16, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, searching google-books I see a large number of sources covering this legend and its possible association with the Spot-bellied eagle-owl. Ignoring fringe cryptzoology sources, there are also sources covering folklore ([1]) as well as coverage in bird books ([2][3]). --Eostrix (^{🦉 hoot} _hoot🦉) 06:17, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Nomination withdrawn per sources above. // Timothy :: talk 06:20, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.