The Simeulue Scops Owl is a small owl found on Simeulue Island off northwest Sumatra. Adults weigh about 95 g and hunt invertebrates at night.
It is a very small owl with short but prominent ear tufts. Adults are reported to weigh about 95 g.
It lives in humid tropical forest and plantations, hunting invertebrates at night on the ground, in forest, and among bushes. Nests are built in cavities.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.