Sri Lanka bay owl
| Sri Lanka bay owl | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Tytonidae |
| Genus: | Phodilus |
| Species: | P. assimilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phodilus assimilis Hume, 1877 | |
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 Western Ghats in Kerala, South Western India. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Oriental bay owl.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
Earlier considered a subspecies of the Oriental bay owl Phodilus badius, but now considered a separate species based on differences in call and plumage.[2] Two subspecies are recognised[3]:
- P. a. ripleyi Hussain & Reza Khan, 1978: found in the Western Ghats
- P. a. assimilis A. O. Hume, 1877 – Central & southern Sri Lanka.
Gallery
Phodilus assimilis in Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Sri Lanka bay owl at Arippa forest, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
In Top Slip, Anamalai Hills, Tamil Nadu
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Phodilus assimilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ↑ Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Bay-owl (Phodilus assimilis)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
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