Sri Lanka Bay Owl
Phodilus assimilisHume, AO, 1877
English (US) Sri Lanka Bay Owl
The Sri Lanka Bay Owl (Phodilus assimilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tytonidae (Bay Owls and Barn Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Phodilus assimilis
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Bay Owl
- Described by
- Hume, AO, 1877
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Phodilus assimilis ripleyi
- Phodilus assimilis assimilis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hume, AO, 1877
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Stray Feathers 5 p.138
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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