The Puerto Rican Owl is endemic to Puerto Rico. It occurs from forest to urban settings and feeds on insects and other small prey.
It occurs in brown and rufous color morphs and has orange-yellow eyes. The belly is white with brown streaks, the lower legs are bare, and it lacks ear tufts.
It commonly eats insects, spiders, and scorpions, and sometimes takes small vertebrates. It nests in cavities in trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.