Oriental Bay-Owl
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Oriental Bay-Owl

Phodilus badius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
29 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius) is a species of bay owl. It is completely nocturnal, and can be found throughout Southeast Asia and parts of India. It has several subspecies. It has a heart-shaped face with earlike extensions. The Congo bay owl (Phodilus prigoginei) was formerly classified as a subspecies of Oriental bay owl due to insufficient knowledge, but it has turned out that it might not even belong to the same genus. The Sri Lanka bay owl was also considered a subspecies. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Bay-Owl sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Buffy Fish-Owl
LC

Buffy Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa ketupu

10–20% · With luck
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

10–20% · With luck
Reddish Scops-Owl
NT

Reddish Scops-Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Otus rufescens

<5% · Rare
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

<5% · Rare
Sunda Scops-Owl
LC

Sunda Scops-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Otus lempiji

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
3 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
11 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
12 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Bay-Owl in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Bay-Owl sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Oriental Bay-Owl in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

January has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Bay-Owl in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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