Wooshwing

Wooshwing
Artwork from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Appears in	Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026)

Wooshwings are glider creatures that appear in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. Yoshi can grab onto their feet to ride and control them. Small and large Wooshwings also exist.

List of discoveries

• "Allows for meals on the wing."
• "Blasted out a vapor jet!"
• "Can reach super speeds!"
• "Carried a creature off and away!"
• "Caught in the grip of its hanging feet!"
• "Created a vapor trail using 2 colors."
• "Every small one accounted for!"
• "Flew faster than the speedy flier!"
• "Glided along a long distance."
• "Glided along incredibly far!"
• "Glided through a butterfly ring."
• "Glides along without a care!"
• "Got all the blue tokens!"
• "Left an orange vapor trail!"
• "Light, airy, and exceedingly dry."
• "Loop-the-loop successful!"
• "Rebuffed Bowser Jr. and Kamek!"
• "Sensitive to extreme altitudes."
• "Smiley Flower carried by a butterfly!"
• "Soared to new heights!"
• "Swoops through tight gaps easily."
• "The big ones are excellent fliers."
• "Went loopy from loops!"
• "Wooshed through all the butterfly rings!"
• "Wooshwing nest found!"
• "Wooshwing smashed a rock!"

Naming

When the name is suggested by Mr. E, he says the following:

“It swooshes and swoops through the air with grace and ease...so how about Wooshwing?”

—Mr. E

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	カイトくん	?
Chinese (Simplified)	风筝仔	?
Chinese (Traditional)	風箏仔	?
Dutch	Vlaagvlieger	From vlaag ("gust"), and vlieger ("flyer" or "kite") or laagvlieger ("flat-hatter")
French (Canada)	Cervacé	From cerf-volant ("kite") and crustacé ("crustacean")
French (Europe)
German	Wuschwing	?
Italian	Grilloplano	?
Korean	여니	?
Portuguese (Brazil)	Camarasa	?
Spanish (Europe)	Grillóptero	From grillo ("cricket") and helicóptero ("helicopter")