Middle American Screech Owl
Middle American Screech Owl · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 20–23 cm
- Body Mass
- 118 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 100).
Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 63).
* 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
Oliver Komar · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
6 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Megascops guatemalae hastatus
Sonora and Chihuahua to Sinaloa, Oaxaca (Mexico)
- Megascops guatemalae cassini
Tamaulipas to n Veracruz (e Mexico)
- Megascops guatemalae fuscus
c Veracruz (e Mexico)
- Megascops guatemalae guatemalae
Yucatán Pen., Cozumel I., se Veracruz and ne Oaxaca (Mexico) to Honduras
- Megascops guatemalae dacrysistactus
n Nicaragua
- Megascops guatemalae vermiculatus
e Nicaragua, Costa Rica and w Panama
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Megascops guatemalae
Which family does it belong to?
Owls (Strigidae)
Where is it found?
Middle America: Northwestern & Northeastern Mexico to Costa Rica and Western Panama
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Rolando Chavez · Not recorded
