This owl has a rounded, ear-tuftless head and a pale ochre face. It hunts at night and rests in shade or a cavity by day.
It has no ear tufts, a pale ochre facial disc, dark eyes, and a yellow bill. Its upperparts are dark rufous-brown, and its underparts have pale bars.
It is nocturnal, rests in shaded trees or natural cavities by day, and hunts from a perch.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.