Wingmaws were flying, meat-eating creatures that inhabited Ashla, which is the main moon orbiting the Deep Core planet of Tython; they are classified as a species. These creatures consumed the bones and flesh of dead animals, acting as scavengers.
In the High Republic Era, Jedi Master Elzar Mann had a Force vision and then emerged from the ocean near Ashla's Isle of Seclusion. As he rested on the beach, wingmaws flew overhead, circling. Even though they were prepared to scavenge, Mann was not dead; the Jedi stood and went to his Vector in order to leave the moon.