Skip to content
BirdGachaAll cards
C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Strigiformes Strigidae

Middle American Screech Owl

Megascops guatemalae

Middle American Screech Owl · BirdGacha

3118 / 11068

Play in Gacha Battle ↗

Illustration · not to scale

Body length
20–23 cm
Body Mass
118 g
Diet
Invertebrates
Migration
Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 100

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 100).

DEF 63

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

Distribution: Middle America: Northwestern & Northeastern Mexico to Costa Rica and Western Panama Habitat: Forest & Woodland
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

IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗

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

More in this family

Birdle · Daily bird game →