The Brown Wood Owl described here is a large owl of Hong Kong's forests. It is mainly active at night and forages among the canopy.
It has a rounded head without ear tufts, pale finely barred underparts, dark eyes, and deep brown upperparts. A broad whitish eyebrow is conspicuous.
It is mainly nocturnal and forages within the canopy. In Hong Kong it uses mature woodland and has been recorded nesting in a tree hole.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.