The Madagascar Scops Owl is a small owl with reddish and gray plumage forms. It hunts small prey at night and rests on branches by day.
It is about 20–23 cm long, with small, inconspicuous ear tufts. Plumage forms include reddish and gray.
It catches insects and other small animals at night and rests on branches during the day.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.