The Bay Owl is a nocturnal owl with a heart-shaped facial disc and chestnut plumage. It hunts small animals from a perch in forest.
It has a heart-shaped facial disc and chestnut plumage marked with spots.
It is active at night and rests by day in tree hollows or other sheltered low sites. In forest it hunts small animals and insects from a perch.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.