This owl occurs in northwestern Africa. In coastal Rabat, Morocco, one pair was monitored in 2020 and 2021; pellets contained rodents and birds.
It is a medium-sized owl with a rounded head and no ear-tufts.
Pellets from one pair in coastal urban Rabat contained rodents, including house mice and rats, and a similar proportion of birds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.