The African Grass Owl is a nocturnal owl of wetlands and grasslands that roosts near the ground. It has a white heart-shaped facial disc and a brown back with white spots.
Adults have a white heart-shaped facial disc and dark eyes. The back is dark olive-brown with small white feather tips; the underparts are white to pale buff with dark spots.
It nests and roosts in tall grass or sedges and hunts mainly at night over wetlands. Studies of its diet across southern Africa identify vlei rats as important prey.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.