This small owl lives only on Sangihe Island. It is brown with black streaks and pale wing marks, and occurs in forest, plantations, and tree patches.
It is a small, cryptic brown owl with black streaks and pale marks around the shoulder area.
It is recorded in lowland and foothill forest, plantations, and patches of trees. Its call is a high-pitched sound described as 'peuw.'
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.