"devil bird" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2009, Michael Newton, Hidden Animals: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures",
          "text": "Residents of Sri Lanka, an island nation off the southern coast of India, describe a devil bird — also known as ulama — that is seldom seen but often heard at night, when it utters an eerie cry like that of “a boy in torture, whose screams are stopped by being strangled.“",
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        "An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl (Bubo nipalensis) or Ceylon highland nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)."
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          "Sri Lanka",
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          "shriek",
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          "portend",
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        {
          "word": "ulama"
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  "word": "devil bird"
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    {
      "word": "ulama"
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  "word": "devil bird"
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