The Lechuza is so big that it can carry a grown adult in its talons. Some say dreaming of the Lechuza is also an omen of death.

Sometimes the cry of the Lechuza is said to be an omen of death, if you hear it, a family member will die. Legend says that the cry of a Lechuza mimics the cry of a baby or whistles and they use it to lure you outside, to take you and make you their meal. Depending on where you hear the tale, the lechuza is sometimes just one bruja, but in other places, any bruja can become this giant owl, it is a witch that has sold her soul to the devil and they transform at night. Some other versions of the legend tell that the witch herself was killed by locals and came back to seek revenge. Sometimes villagers killed her child, other times the child was killed by a drunk (and she is known to attack drunkards). This specific lechuza has been reported only in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas and in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and California, especially southern CA.Īccording to most variations of the legend, the Lechuza was once a woman who was wronged and now seeks revenge. Although it is an owl, it is said to have the face of an old woman. It is 7 feet tall and has a wingspan of 15 feet. Some say it is a white owl, but there are stories and reports that it is black owl. There are small owls that are believed to be witches, but the legend of La Lechuza is one giant owl. It is said that a lechuza, or owl, specifically a white owl, is a bruja or witch that has taken the form of this owl.

The legend of la Lechuza is one that can be heard all over Mexico.

Lechuza witch