The Sri Lanka Bay Owl is a small nocturnal owl found in forests of southwestern India and Sri Lanka.
Its facial disk is V-shaped and vinaceous pink. The upperparts are dark chestnut, densely speckled black and white, while the underparts are pale buff with dark and white spots.
It is nocturnal. Pellets that have been examined contained bones and fur of small rodents.
The eyes are brownish-black and the bill is yellowish.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.