This small owl has fine barring across its body. It is active around dawn and dusk and occurs in forests of lowlands and foothills.
The squat little owl is densely barred over the body and lacks the false eyes found on the back of the head in many other owlets.
It is most active at dawn and dusk and occurs in lowland and foothill forests. The WII thesis gives March–May as the breeding season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.