Sri Lanka Bay-Owl

Phodilus assimilis

The Sri Lanka bay owl is a species of bay owl in the family Tytonidae. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats in Kerala, South Western India. It was considered a subspecies of the Oriental bay owl but is now treated as a full species due to its distinctive call, plumage and disjunct distribution.

Scientific name

Phodilus assimilis

Family

Barn-Owls

IUCN status

LC