Sri Lanka Bay-Owl

Sri Lanka Bay-Owl

Phodilus assimilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
120 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
October Best month highest sighting rate

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Bay-Owl sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Chestnut-backed Owlet
NT

Chestnut-backed Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium castanotum

20–30% · Possible
Serendib Scops Owl
EN

Serendib Scops Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Otus thilohoffmanni

20–30% · Possible
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

<5% · Rare
Brown Fish-Owl
LC

Brown Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa zeylonensis

<5% · Rare
Indian Scops-Owl
LC

Indian Scops-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Otus bakkamoena

<5% · Rare
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

Insufficient data
Jungle Owlet
LC

Jungle Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium radiatum

Insufficient data
Oriental Scops Owl
LC

Oriental Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus sunia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Sri Lanka Bay-Owl are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lanka Bay-Owl in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Bay-Owl sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sri Lanka Bay-Owl in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lanka Bay-Owl in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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