C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Strigiformes Strigidae

Western Screech Owl

Megascops kennicottii

CIOC 3194

Western Screech Owl

Megascops kennicottii

Strigiformes · Strigidae

Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii).

ATK115

DEF72

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3115 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 141.8 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 115

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 115).

DEF 72

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 72).

* 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: Western & Southern Alaska to Southern Mexico Habitat: Forest & Woodland

9 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Megascops kennicottii kennicottii
se Alaska to nw California (USA)
Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei
se British Columbia (Canada) to ne California and Wyoming (USA)
Megascops kennicottii bendirei
sc Oregon (nw USA) to n Baja California (Mexico)
Megascops kennicottii aikeni
w Texas w to Colorado, Utah, Nevada and e California (w USA)
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
ne Baja California (Mexico)
Megascops kennicottii xantusi
s Baja California (Mexico)
Megascops kennicottii yumanensis
se California, sw Arizona (sw USA) and nw Sonora (Mexico)
Megascops kennicottii vinaceus
s Sonora to Sinaloa (n Mexico)
Megascops kennicottii suttoni
sw Texas (USA) to the Mexican plateau (c Mexico)