A small scops owl endemic to Indonesia’s Banggai Islands. Both grey and reddish morphs are recorded, and the species uses humid forest.
A small owl with less prominent ear-tufts than close relatives. Both grey and red morphs have been collected; the scapulars have clear white patches and the wings and tail have yellow-buff bars.
It prefers humid primary forest but can also live in good secondary forest remaining on the islands.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.