The Marsh Owl is an owl of grassland and wetland. It is brown above and searches for prey while flying over open grassland.
It has a pale facial disk and a brown body and wings. Pale areas on the underwings are visible in flight.
It hides in tall grass and searches for small animals while flying over grassland and wetland. In southern Africa, more daytime activity is recorded in autumn and winter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.