A concept/reference for @CenoSurvivalRBX of Ornimegalonyx oteroi, a giant apex predatory owl from Pleistocene Cuba.
One of the largest owls ever, Ornimegalonyx was an apex predator, hunting large rodents and dwarf ground sloths.
Though often referred to as a “stilt legged owl”, Ornimegalonyx actually had relatively normally proportioned legs, though they would have still been very powerful.
Though often depicted like a burrowing owl, Ornimegalonyx probably wasn’t as terrestrial. It would have been able to fly (probably about as well as a turkey), and may have ambushed prey by pouncing onto them from higher perches.
(Woops, didnt notice I said “apex predator” twice..)
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