| Sri Lanka bay owl | |
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| Song of P. a. ripleyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Tytonidae |
| Genus: | Phodilus |
| Species: | P. assimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phodilus assimilis Hume, 1877
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| Distribution map of Sri Lanka Bay Owl | |
The Sri Lanka bay owl (Phodilus assimilis) 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 (Phodilus badius) but is now treated as a full species due to its distinctive call, plumage and disjunct distribution.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phodilus assimilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725132A94886019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725132A94886019.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.