C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Strigiformes Strigidae

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CIOC 3160

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Strigiformes · Strigidae

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus).

ATK118

DEF104

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 1.35 kg
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 118

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 118).

DEF 104

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 104).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America & South America: widespread Habitat: Forest & Woodland

12 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Bubo virginianus algistus
w Alaska
Bubo virginianus lagophonus
c Alaska to ne Oregon, Idaho and nw Montana (USA)
Bubo virginianus saturatus
coastal se Alaska to coastal n California (USA)
Bubo virginianus pacificus
coastal c California (USA) to nw Baja California (Mexico)
Bubo virginianus subarcticus
wc Canada to n Idaho (USA)
Bubo virginianus pallescens
sw USA to s Mexico
Bubo virginianus pinorum
s Idaho to n Arizona and n New Mexico (USA)
Bubo virginianus heterocnemis
ne Canada to the Great Lakes region
Bubo virginianus virginianus
se Canada to c, e USA
Bubo virginianus elachistus
s Baja California (Mexico)
Bubo virginianus mayensis
Yucatán Pen. (se Mexico)
Bubo virginianus mesembrinus
s Mexico to w Panama