Nightshrike

The Nightshrike  was a nocturnal, winged, clawed, bat-like, carnivorous species native to the rain forests of Monastery.They were a semi-sentient race of predators with a wingspan of two and a half meters in length.

Being a nocturnal creature, nightshrikes usually attack at night, but have been known to stalk prey in the day but they don't have much tolerance for sunlight.They do have a high range of nightvision.

A nightshrike will usually hit their prey with their razor-sharp talons then finish them off with their huge fangs.

When Luke Skywalker accompanied Domina Tagge back to Monastery on a diplomatic mission, he had an encounter with a nightshrike, which he killed with his lightsaber.The creature attacked during the day and it was later revealed that Domina had manipulated the creature into attacking Luke to embarrass him before the Order of the Sacred Circle.

Behind the scenes
Nightshrikes were created by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino.

Appearances

 * ''Marvel Star Wars 35: Dark Lord's Gambit