Bali Starling
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The Bali Starling, Leucopsar rothschildi also known as Rothschild’s Mynah or Bali Myna is a beautiful, medium-large sized, 25cm in body length, stocky myna, almost wholly white with a long, drooping crest, black tips on the wing and tail. The bird has blue bare skin around the eyes and a yellow bill.
Endemic to the island of Bali in Indonesia. It is critically endangered, with a population in the wild of six in 2001. The last stronghold of Bali Starling is at Bali Barat National Park. About 1,000 are believed to survive in captivity.
The scientific name commemorates the British ornithologist Lord Rothschild. This rare and Bali's only endemic bird was discovered in 1910.
In 1991, this species was designated the faunal symbol for Bali.
Bali Starling is listed on Appendix I of CITES. Its decline towards extinction has been caused by the urbanization of the island and by illegal trapping for the cage-bird trade.
References
- BirdLife International (2006). [Leucopsar rothschildi]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is critically endangered and the criteria used
External links
- ARKive - [images and movies of the Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)]
- [BirdLife Species Factsheet]
- [IUCN Red List]
- [Red Data Book]
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