UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Strigiformes Strigidae

Tropical Screech Owl

Megascops choliba

UCIOC 3191

Tropical Screech Owl

Megascops choliba

Strigiformes · Strigidae

Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba).

ATK132

DEF83

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 21–23 cm
Body Mass: 132 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 132

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 132).

DEF 83

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 83).

* 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: Middle America & South America: Costa Rica to Northeastern Argentina Habitat: Human Modified

9 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Megascops choliba luctisonus
Costa Rica to nw Colombia
Megascops choliba margaritae
Margarita I. (off n Venezuela)
Megascops choliba duidae
s Venezuela
Megascops choliba cruciger
e Colombia and e Peru through Venezuela, the Guianas to ne Brazil
Megascops choliba surutus
Bolivia
Megascops choliba decussatus
c, e Brazil
Megascops choliba choliba
s Brazil and e Paraguay
Megascops choliba wetmorei
w Paraguay and n Argentina
Megascops choliba uruguaii
se Brazil, Uruguay and ne Argentina