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Oriental bay owl

Phodilus badius (Horsfield, 1821)

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The oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius) is a species in the family Tytonidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 280.2 g to 281.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
Photo: Rushenb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the oriental bay owl

Weight
280.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the oriental bay owl

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Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
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Where does the oriental bay owl live?

Not recorded

What is the oriental bay owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

A population of this species has apparently become extinct on Samar Island in the Philippines during the 20th century. It was described as Phodilus badius riverae and was only ever known from a single specimen, which was lost in a bombing raid in 1945. The validity of this taxon is uncertain; it is usually synonymized with the nominate subspecies (for reasons of biogeography) or the subspecies saturatus (from external appearance); it might have been a distinct species, however.

From the Wikipedia article “Oriental bay owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oriental_bay_owl&oldid=1332680372), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the oriental bay owl endangered?

The oriental bay owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the oriental bay owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyTytonidae
  6. genusPhodilus
  7. SpeciesPhodilus badius (Horsfield, 1821)

Synonyms Phodilus nepalensis, Strix badia

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Bay owlEnglish
  • Bay owlEnglish
  • Oriental Bay owlEnglish
  • Oriental Bay owlEnglish
  • Oriental Bay owlEnglish
  • Oriental Bay-owlEnglish
  • Oriental Bay-owlEnglish
  • Oriental Bay-owlEnglish
  • بومة كميت شرقيةArabic
  • òliba banyuda orientalCatalan
  • sova klínočeláCzech
  • Asiatisk MaskeugleDanish
  • MaskeneuleGerman
  • FratzeneuleGerman
  • korna turstrigoEsperanto
  • Lechuza cornudaSpanish
  • Lechuza cornuda orientalSpanish
  • aasia maskkakkEstonian
  • viitapöllöFinnish
  • Phodile calongFrench
  • תנשמת מפרץ מזרחיתHebrew
  • riječna kukuvijaCroatian
  • álarcos bagolyHungarian
  • Serak bukitIndonesian
  • Barbagianni baio orientaleItalian
  • ニセメンフクロウJapanese
  • rytinė kaukėtoji pelėdaLithuanian
  • Burung Pungguk ApiMalay
  • Bruine UilDutch
  • hornslørugleNorwegian
  • puchówkaPolish
  • coruja-baiaPortuguese
  • coruja-baia-cingalesaPortuguese
  • coruja-baia-do-ceilãoPortuguese
  • coruja-baia-orientalPortuguese
  • Азиатская масковая сипухаRussian
  • Восточная масковая сипухаRussian
  • perlovka kalongSlovak
  • Orijentalna zalivska kukuvijaSerbian
  • orientmaskugglaSwedish
  • นกแสกแดงThai
  • Doğu Maskeli BaykuşuTurkish
  • лехуза вухатаUkrainian
  • 栗鴞Chinese
  • 栗鸮Chinese

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Relatives of the oriental bay owl

Other species in the same genus Phodilus.

CompareOriental bay owl vs Sri Lanka bay owl

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the oriental bay owl?

An adult oriental bay owl weighs 280.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the oriental bay owl endangered?

The oriental bay owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the oriental bay owl?

The oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius) belongs to the family Tytonidae in the order Strigiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{oriental_bay_owl_2026,
  title = {Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-bay-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}