Bali starling

Bali starling is a bird chirping with the body size of approximately 25 cm. Physical Bali starling is so captivating recognizable physical features most prominently the coat color is almost entirely white except at the tip of the tail and wings are black. Bali starling has a beautiful crest on both male and female, has brown eyes, the cheeks were hairless, and bright blue eyes framed apparent contrast with the white fur color. Bali starling bird beak shaped tapered with 2-5 cm long, gray-black with yellow tip brownish. There is no significant difference between male and female Bali starling except that male body size is larger and has a longer pigtail.

Bali Starling or Leucopsar Rothschildi, at the locality known as Curik island. This bird has a rather large body size, body length from head to tail. Bali Starling is found only on the island of Bali (endemic). Was once found on the island of Lombok, but it is suspected Bali Starling birds that migrate temporarily to the island of Lombok, and is currently on the island of Lombok has never again found the bird, the Bali Starling bird so only on the island of Bali.

Bali Starling was first discovered in 1910. Scientific name Bali Starling named after a British animal expert, Walter Rothschild who was the first to describe this species to the world of knowledge in 1912. Due to the beautiful and elegant appearance, is one of the Bali Starling bird most sought after by collectors and bird keepers. Poaching, loss of forest habitat, as well as areas where these birds are found very limited cause Bali Starling population rapidly shrinking and endangered in a short time. To prevent this to happen, the majority of zoos around the world runs the Bali Starling breeding program.

Lifestyle bali starling foraging by dismantling the loose soil with its beak to catch insects, insect larvae, and worms. Bali starling is also looking for food on the ground in a meadow. In Bali starling foraging usually in groups. Due to heavy rain like reckless Bali starling foraging, many flocks of starlings bali easily captured karenabadannya wet. Bali starling distinctive voice with a shrill shriek and whistle mix with a certain lag sometimes very melodic.