This owl is recorded on the Andaman Islands. It has dark slaty-gray upperparts and mostly plain dark-brown underparts, and hunts after nightfall in open country and along forest edges.
The Andaman field account describes uniformly dark plumage, with dark slaty-gray upperparts and plain dark-brown underparts that may occasionally show some streaks.
The field account reports hunting after nightfall in open country and forest edges, often perching on low branches or wooden poles.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.