Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) is a type of warbler-sized, approximately 25cm in length, from the tribe Sturnidae. Bali Starling has special characteristics, which have white fur all over his body except at the tip of the tail and wings are colored black. The cheeks that are not covered with feathers, colored bright blue and the feet are grayish. The appearance of male and female birds are similar.
Endemic to Indonesia, Bali Starling is only found in the woods west of the island of Bali. This bird is also the only species endemic Bali and in 1991 was named the fauna symbol of Bali Province. The existence of endemic animals are reserved.
Bali Starling was first discovered in 1910. Scientific names Bali Starling named after the British animal expert, Walter Rothschild, as the first on to describe this species into the world of science in 1912.
Because of the beautiful and elegant appearance, Bali Starling bird became one of the most in demand by collectors and bird fancier. Illegal arrest, loss of forest habitat, as well as the area is found to be very limited bird causing the bird population rapidly shrinking and become endangered species in a short time. To prevent this to happen, there are also Bali Starling breeding program that we can visit and support. One of them can be found in Nusa Penida island.
